Harm perception, attitudes and predictors of waterpipe (Shisha) smoking among secondary school adolescents in Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 293-301

  Amin, Tarek Tawfik ^a   Monem Amr, Mostafa Abdel ^b   Zaza, Burhan Omar ^c   Suleman, Wassem ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Ministry of Education Saudi Arabia   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Knowledge; Saudi Arabia; Smoking predictors; Waterpipe Shisha smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650701259     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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