Are E‐cigarettes a safe and good alternative to cigarette smoking?
@article{Rom2015AreEA, title={Are E‐cigarettes a safe and good alternative to cigarette smoking?}, author={Oren Rom and Alessandra Pecorelli and Giuseppe Valacchi and Abraham Zeev Reznick}, journal={Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences}, year={2015}, volume={1340} }
Electronic cigarettes (E‐cigarettes) are devices that can vaporize a nicotine solution combined with liquid flavors instead of burning tobacco leaves. Since their emergence in 2004, E‐cigarettes have become widely available, and their use has increased exponentially worldwide. E‐cigarettes are aggressively advertised as a smoking cessation aid; as healthier, cheaper, and more socially acceptable than conventional cigarettes. In recent years, these claims have been evaluated in numerous studies…
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