Examining the relationship of vaping to smoking initiation among US youth and young adults: A reality check

Tobacco Control

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2019, Pages 629-635

  Levy, David T ^a   Warner, Kenneth E ^b   Michael Cummings, K ^c   Hammond, David ^d   Kuo, Charlene ^a   Fong, Geoffrey T ^e   Thrasher, James F ^f   Goniewicz, MacIej Lukasz ^g   Borland, Ron ^h  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^e ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

electronic nicotine delivery devices; harm reduction; surveillance and monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADVERSE EVENT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; VAPING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; TOBACCO SMOKING; UNITED STATES; VAPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85057123199     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054446     Document Type: Article

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