Cohort study of electronic cigarette use: Effectiveness and safety at 24 months

Tobacco Control

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 284-292

  Manzoli, Lamberto ^a,b,c   Flacco, Maria Elena ^a,b   Ferrante, Margherita ^d   La Vecchia, Carlo ^e   Siliquini, Roberta ^f   Ricciardi, Walter ^g,h   Marzuillo, Carolina ⁱ   Villari, Paolo ⁱ   Fiore, Maria ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b Local Health Unit of Pescara   (Italy)

^c Regional Healthcare Agency of Abruzzo   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^g ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^h CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

ⁱ SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TOBACCO PRODUCTS;

EID: 85017355643     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052822     Document Type: Article

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