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David Mendez
David Mendez
Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy
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Why is the FDA seeking to ban menthol cigarettes? 4 questions answered
Menthol cigarettes were responsible for an estimated 377,000 premature deaths in the U.S. during the past 40 years.
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