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01-03-2016 | Commentary

E-cigarettes: addressing gaps in knowledge

Authors: Robert J. Wellman, Jennifer O’Loughlin

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 2/2016

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Introduction of e-cigarettes to the European and North American markets in 2006–2007 has triggered intense debate about their risks and benefits (Künzli 2014). On the one hand, advocates claim that e-cigarettes offer a viable alternative to combustible tobacco products that reduce harm (e.g., Flauhalt and Etter 2014). On the other, opponents fear potential harm from e-cigarette vapor, weakening of anti-tobacco social norms, and that e-cigarettes are a gateway to cigarette smoking in youth (e.g., Fairchild et al. 2014; McKee 2014). …

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Title: E-cigarettes: addressing gaps in knowledge
Authors: Robert J. Wellman
Jennifer O’Loughlin
Publication date: 01-03-2016
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: International Journal of Public Health / Issue 2/2016
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-016-0801-4

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