Electronic cigarette: A threat or an opportunity for public health? State of the art and future perspectives

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 32-37

  Protano, C ^a   Di Milia, L M ^a   Orsi, G B ^a   Vitali, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

E cig; Electronic cigarette; Regulation; Smoking cessation; Toxicological safety

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PASSIVE SMOKING; SAFETY; SMOKING; SMOKING BAN; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

EID: 84939516180     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: 19726007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7417/CT.2015.1799     Document Type: Article

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