A comparison of the electrical characteristics, liquid composition, and toxicant emissions of JUUL USA and JUUL UK e-cigarettes

Scientific Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2020, Pages

  Talih, Soha ^a,b   Salman, Rola ^a,b   El Hage, Rachel ^a,b   Karam, Ebrahim ^a,b   Salam, Sally ^a   Karaoghlanian, Nareg ^a,b   El Hellani, Ahmad ^a,b   Saliba, Najat ^a,b   Shihadeh, Alan ^a,b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVORING AGENT; GLYCEROL; NICOTINE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

AEROSOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; PH; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VAPING;

AEROSOLS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FLAVORING AGENTS; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NICOTINE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VAPING;

EID: 85084128093     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64414-5     Document Type: Article

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