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01-06-2014 | Meeting abstract
Acute effect of an e-cigarette with and without nicotine on lung function
Authors:
Anastasios Palamidas, Sophia Antiopi Gennimata, Georgios Kaltsakas, Stamatoula Tsikrika, Sophia Vakali, Christina Gratziou, Nikolaos Koulouris
Published in:
Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Special Issue 1/2014
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Excerpt
E-cig is an electrical device that vaporizes propylene or polyethylene glycol-based liquid solution into an aerosol mist containing different concentration of nicotine. Our preliminary study showed an increase in Raw, a concomitant decrease in sGaw and an increase in slope of phase III in a limited number of subjects immediately after smoking a single e–cig containing nicotine. …