The prevalence and characteristics of water-pipe smoking among high school students in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-168

  Al Moamary, Mohamed S ^a   Al Ghobain, Mohamed A ^a   Al Shehri, Sulieman N ^b   Alfayez, Abdulrhman I ^a   Gasmelseed, Ahmed Y ^c   Al Hajjaj, Mohamed S ^d  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Ministry of Education Saudi Arabia   (Saudi Arabia)

^c King Abdullah International Center for Medical Research   (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Saudi arabia; Shisha; Tobacco; Water pipe smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; WATER PIPE SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84860238599     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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