Qualitative analysis of young adult ENDS users' expectations and experiences

BMJ Open

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Hoek, Janet ^a   Thrul, Johannes ^b   Ling, Pamela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELAPSE; RITUAL; SATISFACTION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STIGMA; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; VAPING; YOUNG ADULT; EVALUATION STUDY; INTERVIEW; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SYMBOLISM;

ADULT; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; SMOKING CESSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85015180786     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014990     Document Type: Article

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