The need for more E-cigarette data: A call to action

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 275-276

  Alexander, Laura Crotty ^a,b   Fuster, Mark ^a,b   Montgrain, Philippe ^a,b   Malhotra, Atul ^b  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; FORMALDEHYDE; GLYCEROL; NICOTINE; NITROSAMINE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE;

ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLAVOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; VAPOR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; HUMANS; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84938848385     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201505-0915ed     Document Type: Editorial

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