Water pipe (hookah) smoking and cardiovascular disease risk: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

A Bhatnagar, W Maziak, T Eissenberg, KD Ward… - Circulation, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Tobacco smoking with a water pipe or hookah is increasing globally. There are millions of
water pipe tobacco smokers worldwide, and in the United States, water pipe use is more …

The allure of the waterpipe: a narrative review of factors affecting the epidemic rise in waterpipe smoking among young persons globally

EA Akl, KD Ward, D Bteddini, R Khaliel… - Tobacco …, 2015 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Objective The objective of this narrative review is to highlight the determinants of the
epidemic rise in waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) among youth globally. The Ecological …

[HTML][HTML] Motives, beliefs and attitudes towards waterpipe tobacco smoking: a systematic review

EA Akl, M Jawad, WY Lam, CN Co, R Obeid… - Harm reduction journal, 2013 - Springer
Background In spite of the negative health effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking, its use is
becoming more common. The objective of this study is to systematically review the medical …

Interventions for waterpipe smoking cessation

W Maziak, M Jawad, S Jawad, KD Ward… - Cochrane Database …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Waterpipe tobacco smoking is a traditional method of tobacco use, especially in
the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), but its use is now spreading worldwide. Recent …

Comparison of nicotine and carcinogen exposure with water pipe and cigarette smoking

P Jacob III, AH Abu Raddaha, D Dempsey… - … , biomarkers & prevention, 2013 - AACR
Background: Smoking tobacco preparations in a water pipe (hookah) is widespread in many
places of the world and is perceived by many as relatively safe. We investigated biomarkers …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions towards waterpipe tobacco smoking amongst college or university students: a systematic review

A Arshad, J Matharoo, E Arshad, SS Sadhra… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Despite evidence for the harms of waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS), its use is
increasing amongst college and university students worldwide. This systematic review aims …

[HTML][HTML] Factors affecting hookah smoking trend in the society: A review article

V Momenabadi, SY Hashemi… - Addiction & health, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background An increase in hookah smoking is considered to be a serious health problem in
societies withdifferent cigarette smoking patterns. Thus, determinants of increase in this …

[HTML][HTML] Smoking and lung cancer: a geo-regional perspective

Z Rahal, S El Nemr, A Sinjab, H Chami, A Tfayli… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Non-small cell lung
cancer (NSCLC) represents the most frequently diagnosed subtype of this morbid …

Hookah use among US high school seniors

JJ Palamar, S Zhou, S Sherman, M Weitzman - Pediatrics, 2014 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: Prevalence of hookah use is increasing significantly among adolescents. This
study aimed to delineate demographic and socioeconomic correlates of hookah use among …

Risk perception in gambling: A systematic review

M Spurrier, A Blaszczynski - Journal of Gambling Studies, 2014 - Springer
Perception of the consequences of risk affects motivation and behaviour. In gambling,
distorted expectations and preferences towards outcomes are associated with significant …