Evidence about electronic cigarettes: A foundation built on rock or sand?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 351, Issue , 2015, Pages

  McKee, Martin ^a   Capewell, Simon ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PACKAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED KINGDOM; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; HUMANS; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 84945912271     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h4863     Document Type: Article

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