Waterpipe smoking and the risk of myocardial infarction: A hospital-based case-control study
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2019 Introduction The prevalence of waterpipe smoking is increasing globally. The involvement of waterpipe smoking as an independent risk factor for the development of myocardial infarction is an area in need of further research.
Abdulmajeed Al-Amri +5 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Waterpipe smoking is an emerging epidemic and a severe public health problem worldwide. Observational studies on the hazards of a specific new waterpipe tobacco product are timely needed.
Hung Dinh Kieu +3 more
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Canadian and English students' beliefs about waterpipe smoking: a qualitative study
BMC Public Health, 2009 Background Waterpipe smoking is becoming popular among western students. The aim was to understand the appeal to students of this form of smoking when other forms of smoking are becoming less common.
Aveyard Paul, Roskin Jeremy
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Waterpipe tobacco-smoking: a new smoking epidemic among the young? [PDF]
Current Pulmonology Reports, 2015 Waterpipe (hookah, narghile) tobacco smoking (WTS) is becoming prevalent worldwide and is one of the most popular forms of tobacco use among youth. WTS prevalence has increased dramatically among youth in the United States within the past decade. Misperceived as less harmful than cigarette smoking, WTS is associated with many of the same chronic health
Eric K, Soule +2 more
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An investigation into the perceptions of male smokers and health care professionals in the smoking cessation clinics in Riyadh on the Tobacco Control Program in Saudi Arabia [PDF]
Aim: The aim of this dissertation is to produce an original piece of investigative research into perceptions of smoking cessation services provided by the TCP in the Riyadh region.
Al-Turki, Khaled
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Behavioral counseling intervention for youth waterpipe smokers
Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2017 Introduction Youth are the most affected group of the epidemic of tobacco waterpipe smoking. Dependence on waterpipe smoking is well demonstrated by researchers. Yet no studies were reported on waterpipe smoking cessation interventions among youth.
Sukaina Alzyoud +4 more
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Compartmental analysis of metals in waterpipe smoking technique [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2015 Le nombre de fumeurs de tabac à pipe à eau a augmenté dans le monde entier. Les fumeurs peuvent être exposés à un certain nombre de substances toxiques, dont certaines sont des métaux. L'objectif de cette étude est de déterminer quantitativement si l'étape de filtration de l'eau du processus de fumage de la pipe à eau réduit avec succès l'exposition à ...
Al-Kazwini, Akeel T +2 more
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Volatile aldehydes in the mainstream smoke of the narghile waterpipe [PDF]
Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2008 Very little is known about the quality and quantity of toxicants yielded by the narghile, a subject of increasing importance as this method of tobacco smoking has become popular all over the world. This study is concerned with the identification and quantification of volatile aldehydes in the gas and particle phases of mainstream narghile smoke ...
M, Al Rashidi, A, Shihadeh, N A, Saliba
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The use of planned behavior theory in predicting cigarette smoking among Waterpipe smokers
, 2017 Introduction Waterpipe and cigarette smoking have been found to be associated with each other as cigarette smokers were more likely to be waterpipe users than non-cigarette smokers.
Jerry W. Lee +4 more
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The relationship between waterpipe and cigarette smoking in low and middle income countries: cross-sectional analysis of the global adult tobacco survey. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 INTRODUCTION: Waterpipe tobacco smoking is receiving growing attention due to accumulating evidence suggesting increasing prevalence in some populations and deleterious health effects.
Mohammed Jawad +2 more
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