Prevalence and determinants of water pipe or narghile use among students in Beirut's southern suburbs

Journal Medical Libanais

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 142-148

  Zoughaib, Sawsan S ^a,d   Adib, Salim M ^b   Jabbour, John ^c  

^a NGO   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND   (Lebanon)

^c WHO/EMRO   (Egypt)

^d NONE   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEBANON; MALE; NARGHILE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; STUDENTS;

EID: 24044463573     PISSN: 00239852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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