Characteristics of e-cigarette users and their perceptions of the benefits, harms and risks of e-cigarette use: Survey results from a convenience sample in Ottawa, Canada

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 130-138

  Volesky, K D ^a   Maki, A ^a   Scherf, C ^a   Watson, L M ^a   Cassol, E ^a   Villeneuve, Paul J ^a,b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Electronic cigarettes; Nicotine; Perception; Smoking cessation; Tobacco products

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; CANADA; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84978924321     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2368738X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.36.7.02     Document Type: Article

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