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ReviewJournal of thoracic disease2019

Electronic cigarettes: where to from here?

Annette J Theron, Charles Feldman, Guy A Richards, Gregory R Tintinger, Ronald Anderson

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of thoracic disease, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Annette J TheronDepartment Immunology and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Charles FeldmanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Guy A RichardsDepartment of Critical Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Gregory R TintingerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Steve Biko Academic Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Ronald AndersonDepartment Immunology and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
University of Pretoria · ZAUniversity of the Witwatersrand · ZASteve Biko Hospital · ZA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although the usage of electronic (e)-cigarettes (EC) and similar devices has gained in popularity as an apparent smoking cessation strategy, serious concerns are emerging in relation to both the efficacy of this strategy, as well as the inappropriate use of these devices. While the comparative safety of e-cigarettes is based on the reasonable contention that the levels of inhaled toxicants present in the aerosols generated by these devices are considerably lower than those present in tobacco smoke, the perception that they are indeed relatively risk-free is being challenged on several fronts. Notwithstanding lack of convincing evidence of efficacy as a superior smoking cessation strategy, foremost among emerging concerns is the increasing use of electronic nicotine-delivery devices by young never-smokers. Other concerns include increasing levels of sophistication in the design and capacity of these devices in relation to nicotine content and delivery, the potential threat of manipulation of the contents of e-liquids, as well as other additives such as illicit drugs and other potentially toxic agents that can be vaporised. These issues, together with the potential risks to respiratory health, specifically "e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury" represent the major thrusts of this review.

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adolescentse-cigarettenicotineor vaping product use associated lung injurysafetySmoking cessation

Identifiers

PMID32030277
PMCPMC6987999
OpenAlexW2997251115

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