Abstract
The Center for Disease Control in Atlanta estimated that 434,000 Americans died of tobacco-related illnesses in 1988. These include heart attacks, strokes, aneurysms, pneumonia, bronchitis, emphysema, influenza, and cancers of the mouth, esophagus, pancreas, larynx, bladder, and kidney.
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Cundiff, D., McCarthy, M.E. (1994). Tobacco— The Number One Killer. In: The Right Medicine. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0309-4_9
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