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Comment
. 2022 Sep;12(9):e1064.
doi: 10.1002/ctm2.1064.

Can electronic cigarettes help pregnant smokers quit, and are they as safe to use in pregnancy as nicotine replacement treatments?

Francesca Pesola  1 , Anna Phillips-Waller  1 , Dunja Przulj  1 , Katie Myers Smith  1 , Peter Hajek  1
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Can electronic cigarettes help pregnant smokers quit, and are they as safe to use in pregnancy as nicotine replacement treatments?

Francesca Pesola et al. Clin Transl Med. 2022 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: E-cigarettes; pregnancy; safety; smoking cessation.

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Conflict of interest statement

PH provided consultancy to and received research funding from Pfizer. DP received research funding from Pfizer. The remaining authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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