A qualitative exploration of the role of vape shop environments in supporting smoking abstinence

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2018, Pages

  Ward, Emma ^a   Cox, Sharon ^b   Dawkins, Lynne ^b   Jakes, Sarah ^c   Holland, Richard ^d   Notley, Caitlin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c New Nicotine Alliance   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronic cigarettes; Relapse prevention; Smoking cessation; Stop smoking services; vape shops

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SMOKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; FACE TO FACEINTERVIEW; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; LAW; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; VAPING; AGED; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VAPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85042007826     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15020297     Document Type: Article

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