New England Journal of Medicine
Feb 14 2008, Arpita Mukherjee

Despite of constant warning from the health workers on the hazards of smoking, the incidence of smoking among Indians has not fallen. Smoking is responsible for the death of nearly a million of Indians every year. According to a study published in the..

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