Prevalence of waterpipe smoking and its associated factors among adolescents aged 12–16 years in 73 countries/territories [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 IntroductionTo describe the recent prevalence of, and trends in, waterpipe smoking and to examine its associated factors among adolescents aged 12–16 years in 73 countries/territories (hereafter “countries”).MethodsData from 72 countries that had ...
Chuanwei Ma +6 more
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Association between textual and pictorial warnings on tumbac (waterpipe tobacco) boxes and motivation to quit waterpipe smoking among Lebanese and Iraqi adolescents [PDF]
BMC PediatricsBackground 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 ...
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Waterpipe smoking among university students in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Waterpipe smoking has gained global popularity in recent years, especially among young people. However, there is a lack of empirical investigation into waterpipe smoking in East Asia.
Jung Jae Lee +5 more
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Waterpipe tobacco smoke toxicity: the impact of waterpipe size [PDF]
Tobacco Control, 2019 IntroductionWaterpipe tobacco smoking continues to show increasing popularity, especially among individuals between 18 and 22 years old. Waterpipe tobacco smoke (WTS) is a mixture of particulates and gases formed from the combustion of the charcoal and volatilisation and humidification of the tobacco+humectant+flavouring substrate known as shisha or mu’
Cindy DeForest Hauser +6 more
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Waterpipe tobacco smoking: A mini-review [PDF]
Journal of Translational Internal Medicine, 2018 Abstract The waterpipe tobacco smoking is an ancient form of smoking that is present in the society since centuries. The majority of consumers of this exotic activity are still unaware of the serious consequences that this type of smoking has on the health of the smoker.
Yadav, Sankalp, Rawal, Gautam
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Group Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Increases Smoke Toxicant Concentration [PDF]
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2015 Waterpipe tobacco smoking is a global health concern. Laboratory research has focused on individual waterpipe users while group use is common. This study examined user toxicant exposure and smoke toxicant yield associated with individual and group waterpipe smoking.Twenty-two pairs of waterpipe smokers used a waterpipe individually and as a dyad ...
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Waterpipe smoking in Saudi Arabia: Action plan [PDF]
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2019 Alanazi N.
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Prevalence of waterpipe smoking and awareness of related orodental complications in university students in Kerman, Iran [PDF]
Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2020 BACKGROUND AND AIM: Waterpipe smoking causes many negative side effects on the oral health. Our objective was to describe the prevalence of waterpipe smoking and awareness of related orodental complications in Iranian university students.METHODS: This ...
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Prevalence of tobacco smoking among health-care physicians in Bahrain. [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: There is a clear shift in smoking habits among the Middle Eastern population with a recent and alarming increase in the prevalence of waterpipe (shisha) smoking.
Almuqamam, Mohamed A +5 more
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Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2020 Objectives: Waterpipe or hookah smoking has grown considerably in popularity over the past two decades; however, consumers often have misconceptions regarding this practice.
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