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tobacco smoking  

Definition

  • OVER ONE-THIRD OF the world's adult population can be classified as smokers, and this number is expected to grow. Projections made by the World Health Organization posit that the total number of smokers will approach the 1.6 billion mark in the year 2010. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Tobacco Smoking]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-PN7LKQBH-P

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