Flavorings in electronic cigarettes: An unrecognized respiratory health hazard?

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 312, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 2493-2494

  Barrington Trimis, Jessica L ^a   Samet, Jonathan M ^a   McConnell, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3 BUTANEDIONE; ACETYLACETONE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; FLAVORING AGENT; NICOTINE;

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LUNG TOXICITY; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; EXPOSURE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG DISEASE; POLICY; RISK; UNITED STATES;

ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; FLAVORING AGENTS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG DISEASES; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84919346913     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.14830     Document Type: Note

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