Early Subjective Sensory Experiences with “Cigalike” E-cigarettes Among African American Menthol Smokers: A qualitative study

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 1069-1075

  Smiley, Sabrina L ^a   DeAtley, Teresa ^a   Rubin, Leslie F ^a,b   Harvey, Emily ^a   Kierstead, Elexis C ^a,c   Hooper, Monica Webb ^d   Niaura, Raymond S ^a,e,f   Abrams, David B ^a,e,f   Pearson, Jennifer L ^a,e  

^a American Legacy Foundation   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENTHOL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SATISFACTION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; TASTE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; VAPING; WASHINGTON; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; THERAPY; TOBACCO;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MENTHOL; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SMOKERS; SMOKING CESSATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; TOBACCO SMOKING; VAPING;

EID: 85044869413     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntx102     Document Type: Article

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