The emergence of E-cigarettes: A triumph of wishful thinking over science

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 216-219

  Leone, Frank T ^a   Douglas, Ivor S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; NICOTINE;

ANXIETY; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MARKETING; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO CONSUMPTION; TOBACCO USE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 84898731058     PISSN: 23256621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201312-428ED     Document Type: Editorial

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