Cohort study of electronic cigarette use: Safety and effectiveness after 4 years of follow-up

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 402-412

  Flacco, M E ^a   Ferrante, M ^b   Fiore, M ^b   Marzuillo, C ^c   La Vecchia, C ^d   Gualano, M R ^e   Liguori, G ^f   Fragassi, G ^a   Carradori, T ^g   Bravi, F ^g   Siliquini, R ^e   Ricciardi, W ^h   Villari, P ^c   Manzoli, L ^a,i,j  

^a Regional Healthcare Agency of Abruzzo   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^h Italian National Institute of Health   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Electronic cigarettes; Electronic nicotine delivery devices; Harm reduction; Smoking cessation; Tobacco smoking

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VAPING; ADVERSE EVENT; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SMOKING CESSATION; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKING; VAPING;

EID: 85060123322     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: 22840729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201901_16789     Document Type: Article

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