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Perceptions and practices of UK GPs towards youth vaping: a questionnaire-based study

Elika Najafi, Devan Wasan, Yasmin Baker, Kristian Peters, Dhruv Vasooja, Maneth Warnapala and Mario Martínez-Jiménez
BJGP Open 6 February 2026; BJGPO.2025.0080. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0080
Elika Najafi
1Imperial Business School, Imperial College London, London, UK
2University of Manchester School of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Devan Wasan
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BJGPO.2025.0080
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https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0080
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40738691

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  • Received April 14, 2025
  • Revision received June 19, 2025
  • Accepted July 14, 2025
  • Published online February 6, 2026.

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  1. Elika Najafi1,2,*,†,
  2. Devan Wasan1,3,†,
  3. Yasmin Baker1,3,
  4. Kristian Peters1,4,
  5. Dhruv Vasooja1,3,
  6. Maneth Warnapala1,3 and
  7. Mario Martínez-Jiménez, PhD5,6,7
  1. 1Imperial Business School, Imperial College London, London, UK
  2. 2University of Manchester School of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
  3. 3Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
  4. 4Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
  5. 5Department of Health Policy, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
  6. 6Department of Economics and Public Policy, Imperial Business School, London, UK
  7. 7Centre for Health Economics and Policy Innovation, and Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
  1. ↵*For correspondence:
    Elika Najafi, elika.najafi23{at}alumni.imperial.ac.uk
  1. ↵† Co-first authors

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Perceptions and practices of UK GPs towards youth vaping: a questionnaire-based study
Elika Najafi, Devan Wasan, Yasmin Baker, Kristian Peters, Dhruv Vasooja, Maneth Warnapala, Mario Martínez-Jiménez
BJGP Open 6 February 2026; BJGPO.2025.0080. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0080

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Perceptions and practices of UK GPs towards youth vaping: a questionnaire-based study
Elika Najafi, Devan Wasan, Yasmin Baker, Kristian Peters, Dhruv Vasooja, Maneth Warnapala, Mario Martínez-Jiménez
BJGP Open 6 February 2026; BJGPO.2025.0080. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0080
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