Exploring the e-cigarette e-commerce marketplace: Identifying Internet e-cigarette marketing characteristics and regulatory gaps

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 156, Issue , 2015, Pages 97-103

  Mackey, Tim K ^a,b,c   Miner, Angela ^d,e   Cuomo, Raphael E ^c,d  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c Global Health Policy Institute   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

E Cigarettes; Electronic cigarettes; Internet sales; Nicotine delivery; Regulatory science; Vaping

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MARKET; MARKETING; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT SAFETY; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL NETWORK; WEB BROWSER; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; INTERNET; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84946491936     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.08.032     Document Type: Article

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