The importance of science-informed policy and what the data really tell us about e-cigarettes

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Abrams, David B ^a,b   Niaura, Raymond ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EMOTION; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SCIENCE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO USE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84931267930     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20454015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13584-015-0021-z     Document Type: Note

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