Exposure of Pregnant Women to Waterpipe and Cigarette Smoke
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Exposure of pregnant women to waterpipe and cigarette smoke.
INTRODUCTION Throughout the Eastern Mediterranean region, tobacco is used primarily in 2 forms: cigarette smoking and waterpipe smoking. Despite the fact that tobacco use is considered as a global public health threat, waterpipe smoking is reported to be growing in popularity, particularly among women. The objectives of this study are to determine the prevalence and patterns of cigarette, water...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nicotine & Tobacco Research
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1462-2203,1469-994X
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nts119