E-cigarette use in adults: A qualitative study of users’ perceptions and future use intentions

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 313-321

  Simmons, Vani Nath ^a,b,c   Quinn, Gwendolyn P ^a,b,c   Harrell, Paul T ^a   Meltzer, Lauren R ^a   Correa, John B ^a,b   Unrod, Marina ^a,b   Brandon, Thomas H ^a,b,c  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

adults; Electronic cigarettes; electronic nicotine delivery systems; focus groups; nicotine replacement therapy; smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961216396     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066359.2016.1139700     Document Type: Article

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