Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol.  2021 Aug;14(3):249-250. 10.21053/ceo.2021.00906.

Are Electronic Cigarettes Harmful? Mucin May Be the Key

• Rha MS
• Kim CH

• KMID: 2519178
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.21053/ceo.2021.00906

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