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SUBMITTER: Bowler RP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5698219 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bowler Russell P RP Hansel Nadia N NN Jacobson Sean S Graham Barr R R Make Barry J BJ Han MeiLan K MK O'Neal Wanda K WK Oelsner Elizabeth C EC Casaburi Richard R Barjaktarevic Igor I Cooper Chris C Foreman Marilyn M Wise Robert A RA DeMeo Dawn L DL Silverman Edwin K EK Bailey William W Harrington Kathleen F KF Woodruff Prescott G PG Drummond M Bradley MB
Journal of general internal medicine 20170907 12
<h4>Background</h4>Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are battery-operated nicotine-delivery devices used by some smokers as a cessation tool as well as by never smokers.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the usage of e-cigarettes in older adults at risk for or with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).<h4>Design</h4>Prospective cohorts.<h4>Participants</h4>COPDGene (N = 3536) and SPIROMICS (N = 1060) subjects who were current or former smokers aged 45-80.<h4>Main measures</h4>Participants ...[more]