The global epidemiology of waterpipe smoking
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The global epidemiology of waterpipe smoking
OBJECTIVES In the past decade, waterpipe smoking (a.k.a. hookah, shisha, narghile) has become a global phenomenon. In this review, we provide an updated picture of the main epidemiological trends in waterpipe smoking globally. DATA SOURCES Peer-reviewed publications indexed in major biomedical databases between 2004 and 2014. Search keywords included a combination of: waterpipe, hookah, shish...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tobacco Control
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0964-4563,1468-3318
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051903