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The Ontario Tobacco Research Unit (OTRU) was established in 1993 with funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to foster and conduct research, monitoring and evaluation contributing to programs and policies to eliminate tobacco-related health problems in Ontario.




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