Commentary on Farsalinos et al. (2016): Electronic cigarette use in the European Union: analysis of a representative sample of 27 460 Europeans from 28 countries

Addiction

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 544-545

  Filippidis, Filippos T ^a   Gerovasili, Vasiliki ^b   Laverty, Anthony A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cessation; cessation aid; electronic cigarette; Eurobarometer; Europe; survey

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EUROPEAN UNION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EUROPEAN UNION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84992488734     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.13553     Document Type: Letter

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