Qualitative and Sensitivity Analysis of the Effect of Electronic Cigarettes on Smoking Cessation

Table 1

Parameter description.

Par.	Description	Value (year^−1)	Reference
μ	Mortality rate	1/79.8	[20]
	Rate at which someone is transitioned to smoking	0.1961	Estimated in [16]
	Rate of relapse	0.0101	Estimated in [16]
	Treatment rate of people quitting to smoke by their own will	0.0772	Estimated in [16]
	Treatment rate of people who used e-cigarettes	0.1008	Estimated
α	Rates at which people stop using e-cigarettes	0.0822	Estimated
	Rates at which people begin using e-cigarettes	0.1245	Estimated