E-cigarettes should be regulated

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 204, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 331-332

  McKee, Martin ^a   Daube, Mike ^b,c   Chapman, Simon ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANGIOGENESIS; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; HUMAN; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SMOKING CESSATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; AUSTRALIA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROCEDURES; TOBACCO;

AUSTRALIA; COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; HUMANS; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84968911904     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja16.00024     Document Type: Editorial

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