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Published online 28 October 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news031027-1
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Pharmacy data reveals impact of smoking ban
Bioterror surveillance throws up health intelligence.
Tax hikes and a ban on public smoking prompted New Yorkers to try quitting the habit, public-health officials revealed last week. The finding is part of intelligence churned out by the health-surveillance systems springing up across the United States.
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