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Acknowledgements

Dr. Lori Bastian is supported by grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development (IIR-05-202) and the NIH/National Cancer Institute (U01 CA92622). Dr. Scott Sherman is supported by grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development (SDP 07-034 and EDU 08-428). The views expressed in this editorial are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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  1. Medical Center, Durham, VA, USA

    Lori A. Bastian MD, MPH

  2. Division of General Internal Medicine, Duke University, 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC, 27705, USA

    Lori A. Bastian MD, MPH

  3. VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, New York, NY, USA

    Scott E. Sherman MD, MPH

  4. Section of Geriatric Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, 423 East 23rd St, New York, NY, 10010, USA

    Scott E. Sherman MD, MPH

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Bastian, L.A., Sherman, S.E. Effects of the Wars on Smoking Among Veterans. J GEN INTERN MED 25, 102–103 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-009-1224-1

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