E-cigarette vapour is not inert and exposure can lead to cell damage

Evidence-Based Dentistry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 2-3

  Holliday, Richard ^a   Kist, Ralf ^a   Bauld, Linda ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; HUMAN; TOBACCO;

COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; HUMANS; NICOTINE; TOBACCO PRODUCTS;

EID: 84962019432     PISSN: 14620049     EISSN: 14765446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6401143     Document Type: Note

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