Young people’s use of e-cigarettes across the united kingdom: Findings from five surveys 2015–2017

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2017, Pages

  Bauld, Linda ^a,b   Mackintosh, Anne Marie ^a,b   Eastwood, Brian ^c   Ford, Allison ^a,b   Moore, Graham ^d   Dockrell, Martin ^c   Arnott, Deborah ^e   Cheeseman, Hazel ^e   McNeill, Ann ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Action on Smoking and Health   (United Kingdom)

^f KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E cigarettes; Prevalence; Smoking; Surveys; Tobacco; Youth

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; SMOKING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TOBACCO; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM; VAPING; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

UNITED KINGDOM;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; CHILD; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SMOKING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85028605696     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14090973     Document Type: Article

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