Multicentric cohort study on the long-term efficacy and safety of electronic cigarettes: Study design and methodology

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Manzoli, Lamberto ^a   La Vecchia, Carlo ^b,c   Flacco, Maria Elena ^a   Capasso, Lorenzo ^a   Simonetti, Valentina ^d   Boccia, Stefania ^e   Di Baldassarre, Angela ^a   Villari, Paolo ^f   Mezzetti, Andrea ^a   Cicolini, Giancarlo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d Azienda Sanitaria Locale 2 Lanciano Vasto Chieti   (Italy)

^e CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^f SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Cohort study; Efficacy; Electronic cigarette; Italy; Safety

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; NICOTINE;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84884468674     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-883     Document Type: Article

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