Carbonyl emissions in e-cigarette aerosol: A systematic review and methodological considerations

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 8, Issue JAN, 2018, Pages

  Farsalinos, Konstantinos E ^a,b,c   Gillman, Gene ^d  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^d Enthalpy Analytical Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Carbonyls; E cigarettes; Emissions; Smoking

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE;

AEROSOL; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EXHAUST GAS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; META ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SMOKING; SMOKING HABIT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VAPING;

EID: 85040446123     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.01119     Document Type: Review

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