Prevalence of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use among youth globally: A systematic review and meta-analysis of country level data

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 303-308

  Yoong, Sze Lin ^a,b   Stockings, Emily ^c   Chai, Li Kheng ^a,d   Tzelepis, Flora ^a,b,d   Wiggers, John ^a,b,d   Oldmeadow, Christopher ^a,d   Paul, Christine ^a,d   Peruga, Armando ^e   Kingsland, Melanie ^a,b,d   Attia, John ^a,d   Wolfenden, Luke ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER NEW ENGLAND POPULATION HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Electronic nicotine delivery systems; Smoking; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; JUVENILE; KOREA; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; POLAND; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GLOBAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; SMOKING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85043459075     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: 17536405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12777     Document Type: Review

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