The irresponsible promotion of e-cigarettes and Swaptober

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2018, Pages e3-e4

  Flint, Stuart W ^a   Jones, Arwel W ^b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VAPING; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; ENGLAND; ETHICS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ENGLAND; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 85037040014     PISSN: 22132600     EISSN: 22132619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(17)30473-3     Document Type: Letter

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