The toxicity of E-cigarettes and children's respiratory health

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue , 2018, Pages 63-67

  Lødrup Carlsen, Karin C ^a,b   Skjerven, Håvard O ^a   Carlsen, Kai Håkon ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Child; E cigarettes; Health; Nicotine; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGENT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AEROSOL; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG TOXICITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VAPING; VAPOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; FEMALE; NEWBORN; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

AEROSOLS; CHILD HEALTH; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 85044310531     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: 15260550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2018.01.002     Document Type: Review

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