Reply to shields et al

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 198, Issue 10, 2018, Pages 1351-1352

  Tarran, Robert ^a   Ghosh, Arunava ^a   Alexis, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTININE; MUCIN 5AC; PROTEOME;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; BRONCHUS; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; LUNG; TOBACCO;

BRONCHI; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; LUNG; PROTEOME; TOBACCO PRODUCTS;

EID: 85056655102     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201807-1336LE     Document Type: Letter

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