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Waterpipe tobacco smoking and cigarette equivalence [PDF]
British Journal of General Practice, 2012 The authors of this editorial1 on shisha (waterpipe) guidance tentatively offer 10 cigarettes as equivalent to a shisha session of 45 minutes. In our freely available smoking pack year …
Nigel, Masters +2 more
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Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.ABSTRACT Background and Aims Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death in Jordan. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of 10‐year CVD risk as predicted by the QRISK3 tool and assess fibrinogen levels and lipid profile parameters as additional indicators of CVD risk in a Jordanian sample.
Ahmed Salem +4 more
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, 2023 Health warning labels rating on harm perception, intention to quit waterpipe, intention to not initiate waterpipe use, and overall effectiveness stratified by themes and waterpipe use.
Nadia Ben Mansour (14838427) +8 more
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WATERPIPE: A GLOBAL ALARMING PROBLEM [PDF]
, 2020 Waterpipe popularity has increased significantly in the recent decades to become the major cause of death worldwide. This practice, which is also known as hookah, shisha and Narghile that is based on tobacco burning, increases the percentage of tobacco ...
Bilal Osta +9 more
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Addiction & health, 2020 Waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) has recently increased in Iran. There is no valid instrument to measure the level of nicotine dependence among its consumers. This study was aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of the Lebanon Waterpipe Dependence Scale-11 (LWDS-11).A cross-sectional study was conducted in the year 2017 whereby 367 waterpipe
Pahlavanzadeh, Bagher +11 more
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Ultrafine particle emissions from waterpipes [PDF]
Tobacco Control, 2007 Objectives:Ultrafine particle emissions from waterpipes and their impact on human health have not been extensively studied. The aim of this study was to characterise the inhalation pattern of waterpipe smokers, and (a) construct apparatus to simulate waterpipe smoking in the laboratory, and (b) characterise mainstream emissions from waterpipes under ...
Ch, Monn +3 more
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Maternal waterpipe smoke exposure and the risk of asthma and allergic diseases in childhood: A post hoc analysis [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction This analysis was conducted with the objective of evaluating association between waterpipe passive smoking exposure and asthma, and allergies among Lebanese children.
Salameh, Pascale +3 more
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BMC Public Health, 2008 Background Anecdotal reports suggest waterpipe smoking is becoming common in students in western countries. The aim was to examine prevalence, risk factors, symptoms of addiction, and smoke intake.
Aveyard Paul, Jackson Daniel
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Junior doctors and waterpipe tobacco smoking [PDF]
British Journal of General Practice, 2014 Rawaf et al 1 present data from three small studies that add to the growing body of evidence that waterpipe tobacco smoking is an increasing public health concern in the UK.2 Ismail’s study corroborates previous work showing that 76% of waterpipe-only users would answer ‘no’ to the question ‘Do you smoke?’.3 This is an important consideration for ...
Harriette May, Packer, Mohammed, Jawad
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FASEB BioAdvances, Volume 8, Issue 6, June 2026.This study examined 87 healthy young males to compare the effects of cigarette and hookah smoking on oral microbiota and hematological parameters. Cigarette smokers showed the highest oral bacterial load and greater colonization by Candida albicans and Gram‐positive cocci, while hookah smokers also exhibited elevated microbial levels.
Fayez Alghofaili +8 more
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