Acute effects of short term use of e-cigarettes on airways physiology and respiratory symptoms in smokers with and without airways obstructive diseases and in healthy non smokers

Introduction Although the use of e-cigarettes is increasing worldwide, their short and long-term effects remain undefined. We aimed to study the acute effect of short-term use of e-cigarettes containing nicotine on lung function and respiratory symptoms in smokers with airways obstructive disease (C...

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Main Authors: Anastasios Palamidas, Stamatoula Tsikrika, Paraskevi A. Katsaounou, Sofia Vakali, Sofia-Antiopi Gennimata, George kaltsakas, Christina Gratziou, Nikolaos Koulouris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2017-03-01
Series:Tobacco Prevention and Cessation
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tpc/Acute-effects-of-short-term-use-of-e-cigarettes-on-airways-physiology-and-respiratory-symptoms-in-smokers-with-and-without-airways-obstructive-diseases-and-in-healthy-non-smokers,67799,0,2.html