Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With Myocardial Infarction: Persistent Uncertainty

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 159-160

  Middlekauff, Holly R ^a   Gornbein, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; UNCERTAINTY; VAPING;

ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; UNCERTAINTY; VAPING;

EID: 85057816692     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.06.007     Document Type: Letter

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