Scientific Updates

      Scientific Update June 2018 Issue 5

      PMI

      Published on
      Jun 6, 2018
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      This issue of the Scientific Update focuses not on advancements in our own research, but on another important milestone: growing independent research on our smoke-free products. The research covered in this issue highlights independent publications on our Tobacco Heating System (THS), including four recent government reports and more than a dozen peer-reviewed independent studies from around the world. Other sections include an update on the assessment of each product in our smoke-free portfolio, recent R&D milestones and a compendium of PMI’s peer-reviewed publications on its smoke-free products this year.

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