The waterpipe: An emerging global epidemic in need of action

Tobacco Control

Volumn 24, Issue , 2015, Pages i1-i2

  Ward, Kenneth D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH; HUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SMOKING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; TRENDS;

EPIDEMICS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; SMOKING; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; WATER;

EID: 84930650116     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-052203     Document Type: Editorial

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