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Croup l«(cjrch t D«vtlop««ac C«atr«. 

 •rititb-Aacricta Tobacco Co. U4., 

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'iJhit report if intended co b« a lelcctive, but reasonobly coaprehcosive, 

 review ij thos« «(fe<Cf of saokioc which •ijfit.'^e con«i<Jered "bcnefieiil* 

 to Cb« »»ol(^-^ ":;?_ 



Th«r« ^vr<^ea relatively few studies related M>fp$s(klt "benefit*" 



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of saoking, «a4 bo*t^ then refer to ill-defined effeccjp^f saoking, 

 reported «ubjcckl»oljf- vi; 



However, a nua^r *t oQ^ctivc studies luv* indicated tliat LaprovaHats 

 in performance (ia laboV^ttvry tMjfLt) can occur a« a result of saoklne, "^ 

 •od there it every reason (« b«licve that these effects also occur in 

 real-life situations. Psychologlfal "b^ij^fics" can also occur, buC 

 these arc necessarily aore diCf iculc to dcaonsfratt. 



Additional studies art being mode at t_nua<iM' of laboratories 

 throughout the world, e.g. at Reading University, lf^,, supported by 

 the Tobacco Research Council. In this study it it hoped lo cxaninc 



cigarettes delivering different aaounts of nicotine, using pcrfocmonce i 



in tasks as chc critt-rioti oC cheir crfcctivencss. 



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