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Heavy metals (Cr, Pb, Cd, Ni) in aerosols emitted from electronic cigarettes sold in Malaysia

Chuo Yew TingPharmacy Enforcement Division, Sarawak State Health Department, Jalan Diplomatik, Off Jalan Bako, Kuching, Malaysia; ;Institute of Borneo Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. Jalan Datuk Mohammad Musa, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia; Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Nawaltul Akma Ahmad SabriDepartment of Chemistry Malaysia Sarawak, Jalan Sultan Tengah, Petra Jaya, Kuching, Malaysia;
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Lee Len TiongClinical Research Centre, Sarawak General Hospital. Jalan Hospital, Kuching, Malaysia;
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Hazalinawati ZailaniDepartment of Chemistry Malaysia Sarawak, Jalan Sultan Tengah, Petra Jaya, Kuching, Malaysia;
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Li Ping WongDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Practice, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
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Nasrin Agha MohammadiDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Practice, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
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Lawrence AnchahDepartment of Pharmacy, Sarawak Heart Centre, Kuching-Samarahan Expressway, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia; ;Unit of Pharmacology, Department of Paraclinical, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia
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Pages 55-62 | Received 14 Sep 2018, Accepted 16 Aug 2019, Published online: 18 Sep 2019

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