Puffing Topography, Mouth Level Exposure, Average Daily Consumption and Machine Emissions of Three Variants of glo™ Heated Tobacco Products Among UK Smokers
By: Adam Gray, Lauren Edward and Krishna Prasad
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2026-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2719-9509
Language: English
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Submitted on: Nov 26, 2025
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