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ArticleNicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2022

Unpacking the Gateway Hypothesis of E-Cigarette Use: The Need for Triangulation of Individual- and Population-Level Data.

Lion Shahab, Jamie Brown, Lies Boelen, Emma Beard, Robert West, Marcus R Munafò

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Article in Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. What is the association between physical activity and fracture risk in middle-aged adults (aged 30-60): a systematic review and synthesis without meta-analysis (SWIM).Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
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  5. Editorial Perspective: Smoking, vaping and mental health - a perspective on potential causal mechanisms.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026
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  13. Modeling the Impact of Vaping: What We Need to Know and Which Methods to Use.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Lion ShahabDepartment of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4033-442X
Jamie BrownDepartment of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK.
Lies BoelenSandtable Ltd, London, UK.
Emma BeardDepartment of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK.
Robert WestDepartment of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK.
Marcus R MunafòSPECTRUM Consortium, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4049-993X

Funding

Cancer Research UK 25747Cancer Research UK C1417/A22962Department of HealthMedical Research Council MR/S037519/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Cigarette SmokingElectronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsVapingHumansSmoking

Identifiers

PMID35137222
PMCPMC9278819

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