Effects of electronic cigarettes on health: A systematic review of the available evidence;Effetti delle sigarette elettroniche sulla salute: una revisione sistematica delle prove disponibili

Recenti Progressi in Medicina

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 30-43

  Amato, Laura ^a   Cruciani, Fabio ^a   Solimini, Renata ^b   Barca, Alessandra ^c   Pacifici, Roberta ^b   Davoli, Marina ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Epidemiologia del SSR Della Regione Lazio   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c Area Promozione Della Salute E Prevenzione Regione Lazio   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Electronic cigarette; Smoke; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; COTININE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COUGHING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DYSPNEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEADACHE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH INFLAMMATION; MOUTH IRRITATION; OROPHARYNGEAL DISEASE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PHARYNX DISEASE; PHLEGM; PRURITIC DERMATITIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SKIN DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; THROAT IRRITATION; VILLOUS BLACK TONGUE; XEROSTOMIA; ADVERSE EVENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RISK; VAPING;

ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; RISK; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; VAPING;

EID: 85078688267     PISSN: 00341193     EISSN: 20381840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1701/3294.32651     Document Type: Article

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