Characteristics, use patterns and perceptions of electronic cigarette users who were never traditional cigarette smokers

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 65, Issue , 2017, Pages 92-97

  Hammett, Erin ^a   Veldheer, Susan ^a   Yingst, Jessica ^a   Hrabovsky, Shari ^a   Foulds, Jonathan ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic cigarettes; Qualitative research; Survey research; Tobacco use

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE GUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SMOKING; TOBACCO; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TOBACCO USE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; SMOKERS;

EID: 84992699404     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.10.007     Document Type: Article

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