A descriptive longitudinal study of changes in vape shop characteristics and store policies in anticipation of the 2016 FDA regulations of tobacco products, including E-cigarettes

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2018, Pages

  Yu, Sheila ^a   Escobedo, Patricia ^a   Garcia, Robert ^a   Cruz, Tess Boley ^a   Unger, Jennifer B ^a   Baezconde Garbanati, Lourdes ^a   Meza, Leah ^a   Sussman, Steve ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deeming rule; Electronic cigarettes; FDA; Longitudinal; Public health; Vape shops

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION; MANUFACTURING; MARKETING; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SMOKING; SURVEY; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRODUCT SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING REGULATION; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; AWARENESS; CALIFORNIA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PERCEPTION; POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ADULT; AWARENESS; COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; PERCEPTION; POLICY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85042059751     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15020313     Document Type: Article

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