Harm reduction and e-cigarettes: Distorting the approach

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 403-410

  Moore, Michael ^a   McKee, Martin ^b   Daube, Mike ^c  

^a WFPHA   (Australia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electronic cigarettes; Harm reduction; Smoking; Tobacco control; Tobacco endgame

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SMOKING;

ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; SMOKING;

EID: 85029765752     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/s41271-016-0031-2     Document Type: Article

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