E-cigarettes emit very high formaldehyde levels only in conditions that are aversive to users: A replication study under verified realistic use conditions

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 109, Issue , 2017, Pages 90-94

  Farsalinos, Konstantinos E ^a,b,c   Voudris, Vassilis ^a   Spyrou, Alketa ^a   Poulas, Konstantinos ^b  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Dry puff; Electronic cigarette; Formaldehyde; Smoking

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIELD EMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; SMOKING; FEMALE; MALE;

ADULT; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; MALE; SMOKING;

EID: 85028592110     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2017.08.044     Document Type: Article

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