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

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

Objective: To identify the prevalence and predictors of the water-pipe (WP) smoking epidemic in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted with 16–18 year-old high school students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Results: Of the 1272 participants, 414 (33.0%) reported havi...

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Main Authors:	Mohamed S. Al Moamary, Mohamed A. Al Ghobain, Sulieman N. Al Shehri, Abdulrhman I. Alfayez, Ahmed Y. Gasmelseed, Mohamed S. Al-Hajjaj
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2012-04-01
Series:	Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034112000093

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