A longitudinal analysis of electronic cigarette use and smoking cessation.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

169 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

1. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between e-cigarette use and cigarette abstinence or changes in continued cigarette smoking among individuals who smoke cigarettes.Harm reduction journal · 2026
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2. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
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3. The effects of electronic smoking on dental caries and proinflammatory markers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oral health · 2025
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4. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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5. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022
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6. Systematic review of changed smoking behaviour, smoking cessation and psychological states of smokers according to cigarette type during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMJ open · 2022
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7. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021
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8. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021
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9. E-Cigarette Use and Adult Cigarette Smoking Cessation: A Meta-Analysis.American journal of public health · 2021
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10. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020
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11. How do we determine the impact of e-cigarettes on cigarette smoking cessation or reduction? Review and recommendations for answering the research question with scientific rigor.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2018
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12. E-cigarettes and equity: a systematic review of differences in awareness and use between sociodemographic groups.Tobacco control · 2017
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13. Overview of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: A Systematic Review.American journal of preventive medicine · 2017
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14. Is there a role for e-cigarettes in smoking cessation?Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease · 2016
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15. E-cigarettes and smoking cessation in real-world and clinical settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Lancet. Respiratory medicine · 2016
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16. E-cigarettes and smoking cessation: a prospective study of a national sample of pregnant smokers.BMC public health · 2019
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17. Vaping characteristics and expectancies are associated with smoking cessation propensity among dual users of combustible and electronic cigarettes.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2019
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18. A Naturalistic, Randomized Pilot Trial of E-Cigarettes: Uptake, Exposure, and Behavioral Effects.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2017
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19. Electronic cigarette nicotine delivery can exceed that of combustible cigarettes: a preliminary report.Tobacco control · 2016
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20. E-Cigarettes and Smoking Cessation: Insights and Cautions From a Secondary Analysis of Data From a Study of Online Treatment-Seeking Smokers.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2015
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109 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

Corrections and comments

• Commented on by
  If only electronic cigarettes were effective smoking cessation devices.2014
• Commented on by
  Pirfenidone for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, thrombocytosis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations, and a longitudinal study on e-cigarettes.2014

Authors and funding

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