Adding Data From 2015 Strengthens the Association Between E-Cigarette Use and Myocardial Infarction

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia.
² Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.

Comment

Talal Alzahrani et al. Am J Prev Med. 2019 Oct.

. 2019 Oct;57(4):569-571.

doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.03.008.

¹ Department of Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia.
² Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.

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