Elevated Nicotine Dependence Scores among Electronic Cigarette Users at an Electronic Cigarette Convention

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 164-174

  Johnson, Jona M ^a   Muilenburg, Jessica L ^a   Rathbun, Stephen L ^a   Yu, Xiaozhong ^a   Naeher, Luke P ^a   Wang, Jia Sheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Dependence; E cigarette convention; Electronic cigarette; Nicotine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85021804829     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: 15733610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-017-0399-3     Document Type: Article

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