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Update on the Risks of Electronic Cigarettes—Vaping

Jeremiah J. Reasoner, Betsy A. Regier, Richard Beckendorf and Russell K. McAllister
Ochsner Journal March 2020, 20 (1) 2-4; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.20.0012
Jeremiah J. Reasoner
1Department of Anesthesiology, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Temple, TX
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Betsy A. Regier
1Department of Anesthesiology, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Temple, TX
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Richard Beckendorf
2Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Temple, TX
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Russell K. McAllister
1Department of Anesthesiology, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Temple, TX
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