Evaluation of electronic cigarette liquids and aerosol for the presence of selected inhalation toxins

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 168-174

  Farsalinos, Konstantinos E ^a   Kistler, Kurt A ^b   Gillman, Gene ^c   Voudris, Vassilis ^a  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Bank of America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3 BUTANEDIONE; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACETYL PROPIONYL; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; GLYCEROL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2,3-PENTANEDIONE; AEROSOL; ALKANONE; FLAVORING AGENT; NICOTINE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLAVOR; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AEROSOLS; DIACETYL; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; FEMALE; FLAVORING AGENTS; HUMANS; NICOTINE; PENTANONES; SMOKING;

EID: 84922444070     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntu176     Document Type: Article

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