Potential risk of carcinogens in E-cigarette vapour

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 351, Issue , 2015, Pages

  José, Ricardo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALLERGEN; CARCINOGEN; FORMALDEHYDE;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; ENDOTHELIUM; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG CANCER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOUTH CANCER; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; VAPOR; ADVERSE EFFECTS; RISK FACTOR;

CARCINOGENS; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84947209856     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h5004     Document Type: Letter

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