Vaping-induced acute lung injury: An epidemic that could have been prevented

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 200, Issue 11, 2019, Pages 1342-1344

  Balmes, John R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; NICOTINE;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES; VAPING; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; VAPING;

EID: 85075814990     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201910-1903ED     Document Type: Editorial

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