Electronic cigarettes: Cautions and concerns

American Family Physician

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 282-284

  Drew, Amy M ^a   Peters, Goldie L ^a   Danis, Peter G ^b  

^a ST LOUIS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^b Mercy Family Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; NICOTINE; NICOTINE GUM; NICOTINE LOZENGE; NICOTINE PATCH; VARENICLINE;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; SMOKING CESSATION;

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE CESSATION PRODUCTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84907364231     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 15320650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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