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Health Considerations in Regulation and Taxation of Electronic Cigarettes

Arch G. Mainous, Rebecca J. Tanner, Ryan W. Mainous and Jeffery Talbert
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2015, 28 (6) 802-806; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.06.150114
Arch G. Mainous III
From the Department of Health Services Research, Management, and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville (AGM, RJT); the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville (AGM); and the Institute for Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of Kentucky, Lexington (RWM, JT).
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From the Department of Health Services Research, Management, and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville (AGM, RJT); the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville (AGM); and the Institute for Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of Kentucky, Lexington (RWM, JT).
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