How and why do smokers start using E-cigarettes? Qualitative study of vapers in London, UK

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Wadsworth, Elle ^a   Neale, Joanne ^a   McNeill, Ann ^a,b   Hitchman, Sara C ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UK CENTRE FOR TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Cigarettes; COM B model; Electronic cigarettes; Nicotine; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DECISION MAKING; POLICY APPROACH; PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMPREHENSION; COST; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POLICY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SMOKING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; ADOLESCENT; EMOTION; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; VAPING; YOUNG ADULT;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VAPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84976634765     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13070661     Document Type: Article

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