A comparative health risk assessment of electronic cigarettes and conventional cigarettes

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Chen, Jinsong ^a   Bullen, Chris ^a   Dirks, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Comparative risk; Electronic cigarettes; Risk assessment; Tobacco control; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

4 (METHYLNITROSAMINO) 1 (3 PYRIDYL) 1 BUTANONE; ACETALDEHYDE; ACROLEIN; CADMIUM; CIGARETTE SMOKE; COBALT; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL; FORMALDEHYDE; NICOTINE; NITROSONORNICOTINE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOBACCO; TOXICOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BENCHMARKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENTIONAL CIGARETTE; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION STUDY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; TOBACCO;

UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NICOTINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; TOBACCO; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85017269124     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14040382     Document Type: Article

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