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Cigarette Smoking And Effects On Brain Injury Recovery
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What are the negative effects of smoking?
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Smokers have an increased risk of the following:
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Cervical cancer - Pregnancy complications
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Low birth weight babies - Early
menopause - Lower estrogen...
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