The Hookah: Not Benign and Not Cultural
Exposure to hookah has burgeoned among youth with ~ 40% responding to “ever used?” in a recent UK sample. Hookah use has been touted as safe especially if ‘herbal’ shisha is smoked and defended as a ‘cultural’ practice when banning hookah use in public spaces is proposed. Our data convincingly demon...
Main Author: | Barry Finegan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Publishing
2016-03-01
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Series: | Tobacco Prevention and Cessation |
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Online Access: | http://www.journalssystem.com/tpc/The-Hookah-Not-Benign-and-Not-Cultural,62410,0,2.html |
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