Economic hard times hit health of Cubans

Sunday, July 13, 2003

HAVANA -- Under a languid ceiling fan doing little to sweep away smoke or the stagnant summer air, quality controller Alesis Aguero draws determinedly on a panatela, mixing work with pleasure.

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