Does the regulatory environment for e-cigarettes influence the effectiveness of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation?: Longitudinal findings from the ITC four country survey

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 1268-1276

  Yong, Hua Hie ^a   Hitchman, Sara C ^b,c   Cummings, K Michael ^d   Borland, Ron ^a   Gravely, Shannon M L ^e   McNeill, Ann ^b,c   Fong, Geoffrey T ^e,f  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UK CENTRE FOR TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^f ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SMOKING CESSATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85021648121     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntx056     Document Type: Article

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