Hookah steam stones: smoking vapour expands from electronic cigarettes to waterpipes
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Waterpipes and Electronic Cigarettes: Increasing Prevalence and Expanding Science
The prevalence of non-cigarette tobacco product use is on the rise across the globe, especially for waterpipes (also known as hookah, narghile, and shisha) and electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). The scientific literature reveals that waterpipe tobacco smoking is associated with exposure to a variety of toxicants that can cause short- and long-term adverse health events. In contrast, there is...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tobacco Control
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0964-4563,1468-3318
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050557