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Cost and benefit analysis of smoking cessation in the workplace

Contents:Summary
1. Introduction
2. Review of the literature
3. Survey of Worksites in Scotland
4. Focus groups and interviews with occupational health and personnel staff
5. The cost of employee smoking in Scotland
6. Conclusions and recommendations
7. References
Appendices

7. References

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