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Hidden risks of electronic cigarettes to patients undergoing plastic surgery

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    Johann Jeevaratnam, Roshan Vijayan & Adam Blackburn

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Jeevaratnam, J., Vijayan, R. & Blackburn, A. Hidden risks of electronic cigarettes to patients undergoing plastic surgery. Eur J Plast Surg 37, 457–458 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-014-0942-8

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