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| Title |
Respiratory infections and pneumonia: potential benefits of switching from smoking to vaping
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Pneumonia, April 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s41479-016-0001-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Davide Campagna, Maria Domenica Amaradio, Mark F. Sands, Riccardo Polosa |
| Abstract |
Abstaining from tobacco smoking is likely to lower the risk of respiratory infections and pneumonia. Unfortunately, quitting smoking is not easy. Electronic cigarettes (ECs) are emerging as an attractive long-term alternative nicotine source to conventional cigarettes and are being adopted by smokers who wish to reduce or quit cigarette consumption. Also, given that the propylene glycol in EC aerosols is a potent bactericidal agent, switching from smoking to regular vaping is likely to produce additional lung health benefits. Here, we critically address some of the concerns arising from regular EC use in relation to lung health, including respiratory infections and pneumonia. In conclusion, smokers who quit by switching to regular ECs use can reduce risk and reverse harm from tobacco smoking. Innovation in the e-vapour category is likely not only to further minimise residual health risks, but also to maximise health benefits. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 146 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 28 | 19% |
| Canada | 7 | 5% |
| Mexico | 5 | 3% |
| Australia | 4 | 3% |
| Germany | 3 | 2% |
| Uganda | 2 | 1% |
| Spain | 2 | 1% |
| Finland | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 9 | 6% |
| Unknown | 54 | 37% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 123 | 84% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 15 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 3% |
| Scientists | 3 | 2% |
| Unknown | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 74 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 73 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 23% |
| Researcher | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 12 | 16% |
| Unknown | 20 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 18% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 5% |
| Psychology | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 17 | 23% |
| Unknown | 24 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 107. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 September 2023.
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#394,496
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#4
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#7,189
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#2
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So far Altmetric has tracked 125 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 13.6. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 97% of its peers.
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