Are Electronic Cigarette Users at Risk for Lipid-mediated Lung Injury?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 201, Issue 8, 2020, Pages 1012-1013

  Eissenberg, Thomas ^a   Maziak, Wasim ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; LIPID;

AEROSOL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG INJURY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAPING; ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; SMOKING;

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

EID: 85083545176     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/RCCM.201910-2082LE     Document Type: Letter

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