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Preventing smoking in young people: a systematic review of the impact of access interventions.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2009
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Preventing smoking in young people: a systematic review of the impact of access interventions.
Richardson L, Hemsing N, Greaves L, Assanand S, Allen P, McCullough L, Bauld L, Humphries K, Amos A
International journal of environmental research and public health2009
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Dear Professor Assanand,
My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year].
I read your paper "Preventing smoking in young people: a systematic review of the impact of access interventions." (2009), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.]
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