How is nicotine vaping product (e-cigarette) use monitored in primary care electronic health records in the United Kingdom? An exploratory analysis of Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)

• Main Authors: Bernadett E. Tildy (Author), Ann McNeill (Author), John Robins (Author), Alexandru Dregan (Author), Sol Richardson (Author), Leonie S. Brose (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Electronic health records (EHRs) could identify long-term health effects of nicotine vaping. We characterised the extent to which vaping is recorded in primary care EHRs in the UK, on a population level. Methods We performed descriptive analysis of Clinical Practice Research Data...