Authors' Cautions. Poor understanding of harms linked to EC should not be interpreted as meaning they are safe. Currently there is no universal experimental model to evaluate exposure, thus findings are contradictory and can be related to: Differences in device generation, vaporization temperature, e-liquids used, concentration of EC vapor used.
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