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Review
. 2020 Oct 19;33(10):2489-2490.
doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.0c00412. Epub 2020 Oct 6.

Electronic Cigarettes Are Chemical Reactors: Implication to Toxicity

Ahmad El-Hellani  1   2 , Rachel El-Hage  1   2 , Rola Salman  3   2 , Soha Talih  3   2 , Joseph Zeaiter  4   2 , Thomas Eissenberg  5   2 , Alan Shihadeh  3   2 , Najat Aoun Saliba  1   2
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Electronic Cigarettes Are Chemical Reactors: Implication to Toxicity

Ahmad El-Hellani et al. Chem Res Toxicol. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure statement. Drs. Eissenberg and Shihadeh are paid consultants in litigation against the tobacco industry and the electronic cigarette industry. They are named on a patent for a device that measures the puffing behavior of electronic cigarette users. Also, Dr. Eissenberg is named on another patent for a smartphone app that determines electronic cigarette device and liquid characteristics. The other authors have no competing interests to declare.

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