Determinants and prevalence of e-cigarette use throughout the European union: A secondary analysis of 26 566 youth and adults from 27 countries

Tobacco Control

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 442-448

  Vardavas, Constantine I ^a,b   Filippidis, Filippos T ^b,c   Agaku, Israel T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938379409     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051394     Document Type: Article

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