Update: Characteristics of a nationwide outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury-United States, August 2019-January 2020

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 90-94

  Krishnasamy, Vikram P ^a   Hallowell, Benjamin D ^b,c   Ko, Jean Y ^d   Board, Amy ^a,b   Hartnett, Kathleen P ^b   Salvatore, Phillip P ^a,b   Danielson, Melissa ^e   Kite Powell, Aaron ^b   Twentyman, Evelyn ^d   Kim, Lindsay ^c   Cyrus, Alissa ^b   Wallace, Megan ^b,c   Melstrom, Paul ^d   Haag, Brittani ^b   King, Brian A ^d   Briss, Peter ^d   Jones, Christopher M ^a   Pollack, Lori A ^d   Ellington, Sascha ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; DRONABINOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EVENT; AGED; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; VAPING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRONABINOL; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LUNG INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; VAPING; VITAMIN E; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85078560082     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6903e2     Document Type: Review

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