Hygiena 2020, 65(1):27-28 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1747

E-detective story: classic e-cigarettes were not the cause

Eva Králíková
Univerzita Karlova, 1. lékařská fakulta, Ústav hygieny a epidemiologie a Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice v Praze, Praha, Česká republika Univerzita Karlova, 1. lékařská fakulta, III. interní klinika - klinika endokrinologie a metabolismu, Centrum pro závislé na tabáku a a Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice v Praze, Praha, Česká republika

Instead of classic e-cigarettes, the lung injury epidemic in the USA is more clearly associated with vaping of cannabinoid oily substances namely those containing vitamin E acetate.

Keywords: EVALI, e-cigarettes, cannabinoids, THC, vitamin E acetate

Received: February 2020; Accepted: February 14, 2020; Published: February 29, 2020  Show citation

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Králíková E. E-detective story: classic e-cigarettes were not the cause. Hygiena. 2020;65(1):27-28. doi: 10.21101/hygiena.a1747.
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