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Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use in Illinois and Wisconsin — Final Report
Author(s) -
Jennifer E. Layden,
Isaac Ghinai,
Ian W. Pray,
Anne Kimball,
Mark Layer,
Mark W. Tenforde,
Livia Navon,
Brooke Hoots,
Phillip P. Salvatore,
Megan Elderbrook,
Thomas Haupt,
Jeffrey P. Kanne,
Megan T. Patel,
Lori Saathoff-Huber,
Brian A. King,
Josh Schier,
Christina A. Mikosz,
Jonathan Meiman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1911614
Subject(s) - medicine , gerontology , environmental health
E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that heat a liquid and deliver an aerosolized product to the user. Pulmonary illnesses related to e-cigarette use have been reported, but no large series has been described. In July 2019, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the Illinois Department of Public Health received reports of lung injury associated with the use of e-cigarettes (also called vaping) and launched a coordinated public health investigation.

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