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Journal Article

English

Lyon, Joseph L.;Merrill, Ray M.;Lindsay, Gordon B.

Tobacco-Related Cancers in Utah Compared to the United States : Quantifying the Benefits of the Word of Wisdom

BYU Studies

38

4

Provo, UT

Brigham Young University

1999

91-105

This article reviews a health study on tobacco-related deaths in the United States, comparing the state of Utah with the rest of the United States. Utah's good performance in this review is largely attributed to the health guidelines in the Word of Wisdom.

https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/tobacco-related-cancers-in-utah-compared-to-the-united-states-quantifying-the-benefits-of-the-word-of-wisdom/

Word of Wisdom
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