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Review
. 2016 Jun;65(6):380-5.

E-cigarettes: How "safe" are they?

Lee Smith  1 , Kanwarjeet Brar  1 , Kavitha Srinivasan  1 , Manasa Enja  1 , Steven Lippmann  2
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  • PMID: 27474819
Review

E-cigarettes: How "safe" are they?

Lee Smith et al. J Fam Pract. 2016 Jun.

Abstract

Without tobacco, tar, ash, or carbon monoxide, e-cigarettes are marketed as "healthier" alternatives to cigarettes. But they are not without risk.

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