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Implementation of India's Smoke-Free Law is a Historic Step to Protect Health - Read More

Date Added: October 05, 2008 10:28:04 PM
The government of India today has taken a historic step to protect the health of the nation's more than 1.1 billion citizens by implementing a national law that requires workplaces and public places to be smoke-free.

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