Are electronic nicotine delivery systems an effective smoking cessation tool?

Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 93-98

  Lam, Christine ^a   West, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electronic nicotine delivery system; Nicotine replacement; Quit smoking; Smoking cessation; Tobacco cessation

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NICOTINE;

CIGARETTE VAPOR; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH IRRITATION; NAUSEA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SCOPUS; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROAT IRRITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEB OF SCIENCE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84948978274     PISSN: 12059838     EISSN: 23686820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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