Waterpipe tobacco smoking impact on public health: implications for policy
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Waterpipe tobacco smoking impact on public health: implications for policy
BACKGROUND Given the increasing evidence of its negative health effects, including contributions to both infectious and chronic diseases, waterpipe tobacco smoking raises public health concerns beyond even those presented by traditional smoking. METHODS Identification of Clean Indoor Air Acts (CIAAs) from each of the 50 United States and District of Columbia were retrieved and examined for in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1179-1594
DOI: 10.2147/rmhp.s68267