Drug vaping: From the dangers of misuse to new therapeutic devices

Toxics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Varlet, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drug vaping; E cigarette; E liquid; Vaping alternative use; Vaping misuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 85038876686     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23056304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxics4040029     Document Type: Article

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