Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines in Electronic Cigarettes: Comparison between liquid and aerosol levels

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 9046-9053

  Farsalinos, Konstantinos E ^a,b   Gillman, Gene ^c   Poulas, Konstantinos ^b   Voudris, Vassilis ^a  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c Marketing Strategic Alliances Incentive Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Electronic cigarettes; Nicotine; Smoking; Tobacco; Tobacco specific nitrosamines

Indexed keywords

4 (METHYLNITROSAMINO) 1 (3 PYRIDYL) 1 BUTANONE; N NITROSOANABASINE; N NITROSOANATABINE; NITROSAMINE; NITROSONORNICOTINE; TOBACCO SPECIFIC NITROSAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AEROSOL;

AEROSOL; CORRELATION; LIQUID; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIQUID; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; TOBACCO;

NEPTUNIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

AEROSOLS; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; NITROSAMINES; TOBACCO;

EID: 84938539656     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120809046     Document Type: Article

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