Science and electronic cigarettes: Current data, future needs

Journal of Addiction Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 223-233

  Breland, Alison B ^a   Spindle, Tory ^a   Weaver, Michael ^b   Eissenberg, Thomas ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic cigarette; Future research needs; Review

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEVICES; DRUG APPROVAL; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; TRENDS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DRUG APPROVAL; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NICOTINE; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 84905815327     PISSN: 19320620     EISSN: 19353227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000049     Document Type: Review

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