JACOTES 2011 – Tabac et Sociétés
Titre : JACOTES 2011 – Tabac et Sociétés
Intervenant : Yves MARTINET (Professeur, Pneumologue, chef du service de pneumologie du CHU de Nancy-Brabois).
Résumé : le contrôle du tabac, une question de société. Composition des cigarettes : nicotine. Rappel statistique sur la nocivité du tabac, la dépendance, le coût.
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