Increasing Hookah Use in California
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Increasing hookah use in California.
Hookah use is gaining popularity nationwide. We determined the correlates and trends for hookah use from the California Tobacco Survey. Between 2005 and 2008 hookah use increased more than 40%, and in 2008, 24.5% of young men reported ever using a hookah. Hookah use was more common among the young (18-24 years), the educated, the non-Hispanic Whites, and the cigarette smokers. Hookah use is inc...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2011.300196