Patterns of electronic cigarette use and user beliefs about their safety and benefits: An Internet survey

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 133-140

  Goniewicz, Maciej L ^a,b   Lingas, Elena O ^c,d   Hajek, Peter ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^c TOURO UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarette; Electronic cigarette; Electronic nicotine delivery system; Nicotine; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874942955     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00512.x     Document Type: Article

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