Socioeconomic and environmental factors associated with waterpipe tobacco smoking among Iranian adults: a PERSIAN cohort-based cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Telma Zahirian Moghadam (Author), Hamed Zandian (Author), Mehdi Fazlzadeh (Author), Mohammad Ebrahimi Kalan (Author), Farhad Pourfarzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) is associated with several deleterious health outcomes. We sought to estimate the prevalence of WTS and explore socioeconomic inequalities associated with this culturally-rooted tobacco smoking practice among Iranian adults. Methods A cross-section...