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Global deaths due to smokeless tobacco are up by a third, according to new study – Medical Xpress
The number of deaths globally due to smokeless tobacco has gone up by a third in 7 years to an estimated 350,000 people, a new study suggests.
The number of deaths globally due to smokeless tobacco has gone up by a third in 7 years to an estimated 350,000 people, a new study suggests.
The research, from the University of York, comes at a time when there are concerns that spittinga behaviour common among those who chew tobaccois likely to transmit the COVID-19 virus.
The researcherswho are part of an international group called ASTRAare calling for governments and public health bodies to regulate the production and sale of smokeless to…
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