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Precursors of Carcinogenic Hydrocarbons in Tobacco Smoke

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GIL-AV, E., SHABTAI, J. Precursors of Carcinogenic Hydrocarbons in Tobacco Smoke. Nature 197, 1065–1066 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/1971065a0

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