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

• Main Authors: Mohamed S. Al Moamary (Author), Mohamed A. Al Ghobain (Author), Sulieman N. Al Shehri (Author), Abdulrhman I. Alfayez (Author), Ahmed Y. Gasmelseed (Author), Mohamed S. Al-Hajjaj (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...