Online vape shop customers who use e-cigarettes report abstinence from smoking and improved quality of life, but a substantial minority still have vaping-related health concerns

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2017, Pages

  Van Gucht, Dinska ^a,b   Adriaens, Karolien ^b   Baeyens, Frank ^b  

^a Thomas More University College   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Electronic cigarette; Online vape shop customers; Perception; Smoking cessation; Vaping

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; INTERNET; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; CUSTOMER; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; FEMALE; FINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MISCELLANEOUS NAMED GROUPS; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING CESSATION; VAPING; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

NETHERLANDS;

ADULT; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NICOTINE; PERCEPTION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO SMOKING; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; VAPING;

EID: 85025078468     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14070798     Document Type: Article

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