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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

What Motivates Smokers to Switch to ENDS? A Qualitative Study of Perceptions and Use.

Abigail T Evans, Katherine C Henderson, Anna Geier, Scott R Weaver, Claire Adams Spears, David L Ashley, Meredith Fritz, Lisa John, Terry F Pechacek

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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.

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Wanting to Be "Accepted and Heard": Perspectives About Cessation Messages From LGBTQ+ Individuals Who Dual Use Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025
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  10. Exhaled Carbon Monoxide Level and Practices among Tobacco and Nicotine Adult Users in Klang Valley, Malaysia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Abigail T EvansBattelle Memorial Institute, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA.
Katherine C HendersonSchool of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9905-8648
Anna GeierBattelle Memorial Institute, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA.
Scott R WeaverSchool of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
Claire Adams SpearsSchool of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
David L AshleySchool of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1060-5893
Meredith FritzBattelle Memorial Institute, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA.
Lisa JohnBattelle Memorial Institute, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA.
Terry F PechacekSchool of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
Georgia State University · USBattelle · US

Funding

Smokers’ Decision-Making about Tobacco Use: The Interplay of Affective and Cognitive Factors with Product CharacteristicsR01CA235719 · NCI · GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI PECHACEK, TERRY FRANK, WEAVER, SCOTT R · 2019 to 2023
$3.1M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA235719
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Switching completely from cigarettes to electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) may reduce health risks for addicted smokers. This paper provides information about perceptions and other factors that may influence smokers' ENDS use and substitution for cigarettes. We conducted 12 online focus groups (

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Electronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsMotivationTobacco ProductsAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPerceptionSmokersSmokingdecision makingdual useelectronic cigarettefocus groupsmotivation

Identifiers

PMID33260570
PMCPMC7729446
OpenAlexW3109382255

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Registered trials

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