Population-Based Preventive Programs Launched in the 1970s Are Responsible for Increased

question 18

Multiple Choice

Population-based preventive programs launched in the 1970s are responsible for increased:

• A) Use of tobacco
• B) Use of automobile safety restraints
• C) Incidence of hypertension
• D) Incidence of obesity

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