Association of the US Outbreak of Vaping-Associated Lung Injury With Perceived Harm of e-Cigarettes Compared With Cigarettes

Harry Tattan-Birch; Jamie Brown; Lion Shahab; Sarah E Jackson

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.6981

Association of the US Outbreak of Vaping-Associated Lung Injury With Perceived Harm of e-Cigarettes Compared With Cigarettes

JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Jun 1;3(6):e206981. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.6981.

Authors

Harry Tattan-Birch^{1

2}, Jamie Brown^{1

2}, Lion Shahab^{1

2}, Sarah E Jackson^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, London, UK.
² SPECTRUM Research Consortium, UK.

Abstract

This survey study assesses the perceptions of e-cigarettes among current smokers in England before and after the US outbreak of vaping-associated lung injury.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Humans
Lung Injury* / epidemiology
Lung Injury* / etiology
Male
Middle Aged
Tobacco Products / adverse effects
Vaping* / adverse effects
Vaping* / epidemiology

Grants and funding

C1417/A22962/CRUK_/Cancer Research UK/United Kingdom