"Tars" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Viscous materials composed of complex, high-molecular-weight compounds derived from the distillation of petroleum or the destructive distillation of wood or coal. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D013638
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.749
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A prospective study of cigarette tar yield and lung cancer. Cancer Causes Control. 1993 Jan; 4(1):3-10.