Epidemiology and prevalence of tobacco use in Tehran; a report from the recruitment phase of Tehran cohort study

• Main Authors: Akbar Shafiee (Author), Alireza Oraii (Author), Arash Jalali (Author), Farshid Alaeddini (Author), Soheil Saadat (Author), Farzad Masoudkabir (Author), Masih Tajdini (Author), Haleh Ashraf (Author), Negar Omidi (Author), Amirhossein Heidari (Author), Alireza Sepehri Shamloo (Author), Saeed Sadeghian (Author), Mohamamdali Boroumand (Author), Ali Vasheghani-Farahani (Author), Abbasali Karimi (Author), Oscar H. Franco (Author)
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• Udgivet: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Introduction Tobacco use is a major health concern worldwide, especially in low/middle-income countries. We aimed to assess the prevalence of cigarette smoking, waterpipe, and pipe use in Tehran, Iran. Methods We used data from 8272 participants of the Tehran Cohort Study recruitment phase....