Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 5 , Pages 497-505 , May 2008

Tobacco policies in Nazi Germany: Not as simple as it seems

Received 15 March 2007 ,Revised 29 June 2007 ,Accepted 7 August 2007.

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Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 5 , Pages 497-505 , May 2008