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Burns injuries from e-cigarettes kept in pockets
BMJ 2019; 364 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l554 (Published 07 February 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;364:l554
- Laura J Simpson, junior doctor in plastic surgery,
- George Lye, specialist registrar in plastic surgery
- Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield WF1 4DG, UK
- laura.simpson11{at}nhs.net
Overall, e-cigarettes seem to be a positive tool for smoking cessation. The 2015 report from Public Health England says that they are 95% less harmful than standard cigarettes,1 which has been disputed but was recently …
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