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The Impact of Smoke-Free Legislation on Population Health in North Carolina

Sally Herndon, Jim Martin, Tanha Patel, Ann Houston Staples and Joyce Swetlick
North Carolina Medical Journal November 2014, 75 (6) 422-428; DOI: https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.75.6.422
Sally Herndon
head, Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Jim Martin
director of policy and programs, Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Tanha Patel
evaluation specialist, Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Ann Houston Staples
director of public education and communication, Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Joyce Swetlick
director, Tobacco Cessation, Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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