A qualitative assessment of oral nicotine pouch use topography
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Authors
- Brittney Keller‐Hamilton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8574-7263)
- Marielle C. Brinkman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4315-649X)
- Emma Jankowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0659-158X)
- Joanne G. Patterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3125-2839)
- Hayley Curran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0554-5312)
- Alysha C. Ennis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8062-3440)
- Leanne Atkinson
- Patrick M. Tomko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1243-1778)
- Sriya Suraapaneni
- Kelsea F Cooper
Institutions
- Ohio Department of Health (US)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Ohio Wesleyan University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nicotine & Tobacco Research
- Published
- 2026-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntag211
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00