Do E-cigarettes and vaping have a lower risk of osteoporosis, nonunion, and infection than tobacco smoking?

Affiliations

¹ MRC-ARUK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, Medical School, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
² Birmingham Acute Care Research Group Institute of Inflammation and Ageing (IIA), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
³ Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK.

Editorial

Thomas Nicholson et al. Bone Joint Res. 2021 Mar.

. 2021 Mar;10(3):188-191.

doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.103.BJR-2020-0327.R1.

¹ MRC-ARUK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, Medical School, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
² Birmingham Acute Care Research Group Institute of Inflammation and Ageing (IIA), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
³ Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK.

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