Disruptive innovations: The rise of the electronic cigarette

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 653-655

  Stimson, Gerry V ^a   Thom, Betsy ^b   Costall, Paddy ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Knowledge Action Change ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; NICOTINE;

EDITORIAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; MARKETING; NEBULIZER; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING BAN; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; MASS COMMUNICATION; UNITED STATES;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906057966     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.05.003     Document Type: Editorial

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