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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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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, Ronnae Mailig, Hannah Stadtler, Jenna Reed, Shi Chen, Emilie Uffman, Karen Bernd   +6 more
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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 ...
Carolina P, Ramôa, Alan, Shihadeh, Rola, Salman, Thomas, Eissenberg   +3 more
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Correlates of susceptibility to waterpipe tobacco smoking in young adults. [PDF]

PLoS One
Introduction Many US young adults are susceptible to waterpipe (i.e., hookah) tobacco smoking (WTS) initiation, but research on factors associated with WTS susceptibility is limited. We examined sociodemographic, other tobacco and substance use, and attitudes and perceptions correlates of WTS susceptibility among young adults.
Alalwan MA, Long L, Stevens EM, Keller-Hamilton B, Villanti AC, Leshner G, Wagener TL, Mays D.   +7 more
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Novel hazards of waterpipe tobacco and the benefits of stop smoking in men, a prospective cohort study

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, Can Van Phan, Hoc Hieu Tran, Ngoan Tran Le   +3 more
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Options for waterpipe product regulation: A systematic review on product characteristics that affect attractiveness, addictiveness and toxicity of waterpipe use

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2020
Introduction Despite its known adverse effects on human health, waterpipe smoking is increasing in popularity worldwide. However, compared to cigarettes, regulation of waterpipe product smoking lags behind and presents unique challenges.
Anne S. Kienhuis, Reinskje Talhout
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The Moderating Effect of Physical Activity Between IQOS Smoking and Ventricular Repolarization Parameters in Lebanese University Students. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background Cigarette smoking is a major modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and sudden cardiac death, in part through abnormalities in ventricular repolarization. However, little data are available on other tobacco products and alternative tobacco use delivery devices, such as heated tobacco products, as well as the modifying ...
Khalil J, Helou L, Ibrahim M, Nakhle N, Kossaify M, Harb T, Hallit S.   +6 more
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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, Borgan, Saif M, Ebrahim, Mohamed A, Jassim, Ghufran, Marhoon, Zaid A, Soliman, Peter A   +5 more
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Sustained Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking and Trends Over Time [PDF]

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2015
Use of waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) is now prevalent among U.S. adolescents. However, the more clinically relevant questions are whether users exhibit sustained patterns of use and whether use is increasing over time relative to other tobacco products. We aimed to examine factors associated with sustained WTS among U.S.
Brian A, Primack, Peter, Freedman-Doan, Jaime E, Sidani, Daniel, Rosen, Ariel, Shensa, A Everette, James, John, Wallace   +6 more
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Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking and Risk of Cancer Mortality.

JAMA Oncol
ImportanceThere has been an increasing trend of using noncigarette products, including waterpipe tobacco (WTP), worldwide. While cigarette smoking is a well-established risk factor for numerous cancers, little is known about the association between WTP smoking and cancer mortality.ObjectiveTo assess the association between WTP smoking and risk of ...
Le NT, Phan CV, Pham YT, Le PH, Dao HV, Nguyen LC, Yuan JM, Luu HN.   +7 more
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