The effect of e-cigarettes on smoking cessation and cigarette smoking initiation: An evidence-based rapid review and meta-analysis

Tobacco Induced Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue , 2021, Pages

  Zhang, Ying Ying ^a   Bu, Fan Long ^a,b   Dong, Fei ^a   Wang, Jian Hua ^c   Zhu, Si Jia ^a   Zhang, Xiao Wen ^a   Robinson, Nicola ^a,d   Liu, Jian Ping ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LIAONING UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^d LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

e cigarettes; Rapid review; Smoking cessation; Smoking initiation; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SMOKING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CIGARETTE SMOKING INITIATION; CURRENT SMOKER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; NON-SMOKER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SMOKING AND SMOKING RELATED PHENOMENA; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VAPING;

EID: 85100318555     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16179625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18332/TID/131624     Document Type: Review

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