Per Capita Sales of Cigarettes in the U

question 25

Multiple Choice

Per capita sales of cigarettes in the U.S.began to decline

• A)after WWII.
• B)after the 1964 Surgeon General's report.
• C)in 1980.
• D)about ten years ago.

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