SummaryThe proposed project aims to investigate potential effects of e-cigarette use on respiratory health in adults. It is embedded into a larger research project funded by the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) in association with the Balzan Prize 2019 on the health effects of exposure to e-cigarette vapour also comprising major experimental approaches in animal models ("Effects of Short and Long Term Exposure to E-Cigarette Vapour").

Keywords COPD FeNO asthma e-cigarette lung-function respiratory-status spirometry

InstitutionsHelmholtz Zentrum München, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, UK Essen