title: A critique of a World Health Organization-commissioned report and associated paper on electronic cigarettes.
abstract: The World Health Organization (WHO) recently commissioned a report reviewing evidence on electronic cigarettes and making policy recommendations. A version of it was subsequently published as an academic paper. We identify important errors in the description and interpretation of the studies reviewed, and find many of its key conclusions misleading.
authors.affiliation: King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, London, UK.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McNeill
authors.forename: Jean-Francois
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Etter
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Farsalinos
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hajek
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: le Houezec
authors.forename: Hayden
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McRobbie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D066300:Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009538:Nicotine; D012106:Research; D058028:Research Report; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D040241:Social Marketing; D014944:World Health Organization; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D009538:Nicotine