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Shisha waterpipe use and awareness of health risks among young adults in a semi-rural underprivileged community in North West England

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2018
Introduction Waterpipe smoking has become increasingly popular among young adults across the globe. Evidence suggests waterpipes have overtaken cigarettes in popularity among university students in the UK.
Paula Jane Whittaker, Happe Hoque, Tracy Jones   +2 more
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An Emerging Problem of Shisha Smoking among High School Students in Ethiopia. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021
Hirpa S, Fogarty A, Addissie A, Bauld L, Frese T, Unverzagt S, Kantelhardt EJ, Getachew S, Deressa W.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Does health-related content in a major Ugandan newspaper reflect the changing burden of disease in East Africa? [PDF]

, 2016
Disease burden in urban sub-Saharan Africa is changing rapidly. Mortality and morbidity from chronic physical disease (e.g. heart, disease, stroke and cancer) is rising rapidly and believed to be as great as from infections (e.g.
Aiyer, Rohit, Cooper, Maxwell, Lawrence, David, Sornalingam, Sangeetha   +3 more
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Frequency And Motive Behind Shisha Smoking Among Students Of Private Universities Of Karachi

Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College, 2017
Objective: To determine the frequency and primary motive behind the initiation of smoking Shisha (waterpipe) among the students of private universities of Karachi.
Mamoora Arslaan, Shahrukh Ahmed, Aqeel Ahmed Sheikh, Daud Mirza   +3 more
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Human beta-defensin-1 rs2738047 polymorphism is associated with shisha smoking risk among Saudi population. [PDF]

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2021
Almutairi M, Almutairi B, Almutairi M, Parine NR, Alrefaei A, Alanazi M, Semlali A.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

High sensitivity C-reactive protein and D-dimer levels in a sample of Iraqi cigarettes, shisha and electronic cigarettes smokers

Baghdad Journal of Biochemistry and Applied Biological Sciences
The tobacco pandemic constitutes one of the world’s most serious global health hazards,killingabout8millionpeopleeachyear. Sincetheemergenceofvarious smokingmethods,manyclaimsandcontroversieshaverisenregardingthesafetyof each type of these smoking
Mustafa K. Albayaty, Mohammed Shamel Ali, Ragheed Hussam Yousif, Ahmed Yaseen Al-Tarboolee   +3 more
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The Effect of Physical Activity on Lymphocyte Count in Smokers Who Consume Black Cumin Seed (Nigella Sativa L.) Oil [PDF]

, 2020
Twenty percent of the total number of human leukocytes is lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are responsible for the control of the adaptive immune system. Physical activity is any body movement that requires energy to do it.
Akrom, A. (Akrom), Apriani, L. (Laili), Hidayati, T. (Titiek)   +2 more
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Smoking behavior in adolescents: The role of psychological distress and COVID-19

Journal of Nature and Science of Medicine
Background: Young people are an important market for the tobacco industry since most smokers try their first cigarette before they are 18 years. The early onset of smoking among adolescents has been significantly associated with the diagnosis of major ...
Abdulaziz I Alalwan, Abdulelah S Bin Shihah, Nasser M AbuDujain, Yazeed Alekrish, Hoda Jradi   +4 more
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The GATS Atlas: Global Adult Tobacco Survey [PDF]

, 2015
The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) Atlas highlights findings from 22 GATS countries in a user-friendly, visual format and incorporates data covering nearly 60 percent of the world's population.

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Prev Chronic Dis [PDF]

We examined trends in hookah use among New York City middle and high school students. We calculated prevalences, linear trends, and odds ratios of ever and current hookah use, by selected demographic variables, using 2008 through 2014 data from the New ...

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