Quit and smoking reduction rates in vape shop consumers: A prospective 12-month survey

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 3428-3438

  Polosa, Riccardo ^a,b   Caponnetto, Pasquale ^a,b   Cibella, Fabio ^c   Le Houezec, Jacques ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronic cigarette; Smoking cessation; Smoking reduction; Tobacco harm reduction; Vape shop

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; NICOTINE;

PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SURVEY; TOBACCO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO CONSUMPTION; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOBACCO; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ITALY; SICILY;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927582915     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120403428     Document Type: Article

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