A critique of the US Surgeon General's conclusions regarding e-cigarette use among youth and young adults in the United States of America

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Polosa, Riccardo ^a,b,c   Russell, Christopher ^d   Nitzkin, Joel ^e   Farsalinos, Konstantinos E ^f,g  

^a Centro per la Prevenzione e Cura Del Tabagismo (CPCT)   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c Azienda Universitario Ospedaliera Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele   (Italy)

^d Centre for Substance Use Research   (United Kingdom)

^e R Street Institute ^*  (United States)

^f ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adolescents; E cigarettes; Nicotine; US Surgeon General; Youth

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; NICOTINE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JUVENILE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SURGEON; SURGEON GENERAL; TOXIC INHALATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; HARM REDUCTION; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING PREVENTION; SURGEONS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85028840779     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12954-017-0187-5     Document Type: Article

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