Lead ArticleFire Injuries, Disasters, and Costs from Cigarettes and Cigarette Lights: A Global Overview☆,☆☆
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We acknowledge very helpful comments from the Editor, four anonymous reviewers, Ellen Gold, Ph.D., Christina Milano, B.A., and Mai Tran; data from Professor Baoyu Lu, Superior Researcher Kohei Sagae; and Dr. Jyun-de Wu; and financial support from the Cancer Research Coordinating Committee and Departments of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Human Resources/Employee Health, of the University of California, Davis.
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This study was supported by the University of California, Davis.
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