Public health challenges of electronic cigarettes in South Korea

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 235-241

  Lee, Sungkyu ^a   Kimm, Heejin ^b   Yun, Ji Eun ^b   Jee, Sun Ha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electronic cigarettes; Electronic nicotine delivery systems; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADVERTIZING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; ELECTRONICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; MARKETING; MASS MEDIUM; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SMOKING CESSATION; SOUTH KOREA; TOBACCO; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADULT; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SAFETY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83455195186     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2011.44.6.235     Document Type: Review

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