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Compliance still a problem with no smoking law
  1. David Laszlo Tarnoki1,
  2. Adam Domonkos Tarnoki1,
  3. Mark J Travers2,
  4. Laszlo Mechtler3,
  5. Laszlo Tamas4,
  6. K Michael Cummings2
  1. 1Department of Radiology and Oncotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
  2. 2Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Department of Health Behavior, Buffalo, New York, USA
  3. 3Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Department of Neurology, Buffalo, New York, USA
  4. 4Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Jahn Ferenc Teaching Hospital, Semmelweis University of Medicine Affiliate, Budapest, Hungary
  1. Correspondence to Dr David Laszlo Tarnoki, Department of Radiology and Oncotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, 78/a Ulloi Street, Budapest, 1082, Hungary; tarnoki4{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/tc.2010.038158

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    • DLT and ADT contributed equally to this paper.

    • Competing interests None.

    • Ethics approval This study was conducted with the approval of the Jahn Ferenc Teaching Hospital, Semmelweis University of Medicine Affiliate, Budapest, Hungary.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.