Knowledge, behaviors and health hazard perception among Turkish narghile (waterpipe)-smokers related to narghile smoking

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 195-200

  Erbaydar, Nuket Paksoy ^a   Bilir, Nazmi ^a   Yildiz, Ali Naci ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Behavior; Narghile; Perception; Smoking; Tobacco; Waterpipe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 76849111012     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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