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Assessment of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior for Nicotine Dependence Prediction: An Application of Path Analysis [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Given the importance of water-pipe smoking cessation in health improvement, further studies are required to identify the predictors of this behavior.
Firoozabadi, Maliheh Saeed, Noroozi, Azita, Tahmasebi, Rahim   +2 more
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Features of the waterpipe tobacco industry: A qualitative study of the third International Hookah Fair [version 2; referees: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

F1000Research, 2018
Background: Little research has been done to uncover the features of the waterpipe tobacco industry, which makes designing effective interventions and policies to counter this growing trend challenging.
Neil Singh, Mohammed Jawad, Andrea Darzi, Tamara Lotfi, Rima Nakkash, Benjamin Hawkins, Elie A. Akl   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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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“If You Are Old Enough to Die for Your Country, You Should Be Able to Get a Pinch of Snuff”: Views of Tobacco 21 Among Appalachian Youth [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Multiple strategies have been utilized in attempts to decrease the prevalence of youth tobacco use. One strategy, raising the minimum legal sale age (MLSA) of tobacco products to 21, known as Tobacco 21, has recently gained popularity ...
Bhatnagar, Aruni, Hart, Joy L, Lee, Alexander S, Sears, Clara G, Tompkins, Lindsay K, Walker, Kandi L   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Do pictorial health warnings on waterpipe tobacco packs matter? Recall effectiveness among Egyptian waterpipe smokers & non-smokers.

PLoS ONE, 2018
INTRODUCTION:Despite the global rise in waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS), the effectiveness of waterpipe tobacco health warnings remain understudied, especially in countries with high WTS rates.
Aya Mostafa, Aya Mostafa, Heba Tallah Mohammed, Rasha Saad Hussein, Wafaa Mohamed Hussein, Mahmoud Elhabiby, Wael Safwat, Sahar Labib, Aisha Aboul Fotouh   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Waterpipe Size Matters: The Effect of Waterpipe Size on Toxicant Exposures and Subjective Experiences. [PDF]

Nicotine Tob Res
Abstract Introduction Waterpipe (WP) tobacco smoking remains popular among US young adults, yet specific regulations for WP devices are lacking. This study examines how WP device size (base volume and height) affects smoking behavior, toxicant exposures, and subjective experiences.
Dabroy D, Barrientos SA, Ebrahimi Kalan M, Alarabi A, Schug K, Goff R, Islam S, Cobb CO, Ben Taleb Z.   +8 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Saliva Cotinine and Exhaled Carbon Monoxide in Real Life Waterpipe Smokers: A Analysis

Tobacco Use Insights, 2009
Introduction We have already suggested that waterpipe (WP) smoking is associated with an increase in saliva cotinine and carbon monoxide in a small number of smokers.
Salameh Pascale Pharm. D., MPH, Ph.D., Aoun Bacha Zeina, Waked Mirna   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Survey instruments used in clinical and epidemiological research on waterpipe tobacco smoking: a systematic review

BMC Public Health, 2010
Background The primary objective was to systematically review the medical literature for instruments validated for use in epidemiological and clinical research on waterpipe smoking.
Gunukula Sameer K, Aleem Sohaib, Akl Elie A, Honeine Roland, Abou Jaoude Philippe, Irani Jihad   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association between textual and pictorial warnings on tumbac (waterpipe tobacco) boxes and motivation to quit waterpipe smoking among Lebanese and Iraqi adolescents

BMC Pediatrics
Background Waterpipe tobacco smoking has increased tremendously at a global level among all age groups, particularly young people. Previous studies have examined the impact of waterpipe tobacco pictorial health warnings on adults but scarce studies were ...
Diana Malaeb, Bassam Abdul Rasool Hassan, Ali Haider Mohammed, Sinan Subhi Farhan, Omar Abdulwahid Al-Ani, Abir Sarray El Dine, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Sahar Obeid, Souheil Hallit   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hookah: A Fun Fad or Harmful Habit? [PDF]

, 2014
Hookah smoking has been a well-known activity in the Middle East for hundreds of years. More recently, hookah has become a worldwide phenomenon, especially in the United States of America.
Broadrick, Amy Gee
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