Young adult perceptions of JUUL and other pod electronic cigarette devices in California: A qualitative study

BMJ Open

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2019, Pages

  Keamy Minor, Emily ^a   McQuoid, Julia ^a   Ling, Pamela M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

electronic nicotine delivery devices; public health; qualitative research; substance misuse; tobacco

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; TOBACCO; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EVENT; ADVERTISING; CALIFORNIA; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INCIDENCE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SOCIAL MEDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTISING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAN FRANCISCO; SMOKING; SOCIAL MEDIA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85063944163     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026306     Document Type: Article

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