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Published in: Tobacco Induced Diseases 1/2016

Open Access 01-12-2016 | Letter to the Editor

Author's response to: "Harmful effects form one puff of shisha-pen vapor: methodological and interpretational problems in the risk assessment analysis"

Authors: Peter M. J. Bos, Anne S. Kienhuis, Reinskje Talhout

Published in: Tobacco Induced Diseases | Issue 1/2016

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We thank Dr. Farsalinos and Dr. Baeyens for their comments in their letter to the editor on our publication: “Potential harmful health effects of inhaling nicotine-free shisha-pen vapor: a chemical risk assessment of the main components propylene glycol and glycerol” [1]. Apparently some issues discussed in our publication were not sufficiently clear and we thank the editor of Tobacco Induced Diseases for the opportunity to respond to these comments and clarify the issues raised. …
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Title
Author's response to: "Harmful effects form one puff of shisha-pen vapor: methodological and interpretational problems in the risk assessment analysis"
Authors
Peter M. J. Bos
Anne S. Kienhuis
Reinskje Talhout
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Tobacco Induced Diseases / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1617-9625
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12971-016-0087-6

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