Electronic cigarettes: a review of the clinical evidence and safety
CADTH
Record ID 32012000704
English
Authors' recommendations:
Low-quality evidence showed that e-cigarette use can reduce the desire to smoke. Awareness of the product has increased among smokers, who use e-cigarettes for smoking reduction. Side effects of e-cigarette use in the included studies were minor, with the exception of one case of exogenous lipoid pneumonia associated with e-cigarette use.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2012
URL for published report:
http://www.cadth.ca/media/pdf/htis/aug-2012/RC0380%20E-cigarettes%20Final.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Smoking Cessation
- Electronics
- Safety
Contact
Organisation Name:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Contact Address:
600-865 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S8 Canada. Tel: +1 613 226 2553; Fax: +1 613 226 5392;
Contact Name:
requests@cadth.ca
Contact Email:
requests@cadth.ca
Copyright:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
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