Exposure Calls to U. S. Poison Centers Involving Electronic Cigarettes and Conventional Cigarettes—September 2010–December 2014

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 350-357

  Chatham Stephens, Kevin ^a   Law, Royal ^a   Taylor, Ethel ^a   Kieszak, Stephanie ^a   Melstrom, Paul ^b   Bunnell, Rebecca ^b   Wang, Baoguang ^c   Day, Hannah ^c   Apelberg, Benjamin ^c   Cantrell, Lee ^d   Foster, Howell ^e   Schier, Joshua G ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS   (United States)

^d San Diego Composites Inc   (United States)

^e Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic nicotine delivery systems; Health effects; Poison centers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; COUGHING; DEATH; DEHYDRATION; DROWSINESS; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NEWBORN; POISON CENTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEIZURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VOMITING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPOSURE; HOTLINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

NICOTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HOTLINES; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; NICOTINE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84976393636     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-016-0563-7     Document Type: Article

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