Pulmonary eosinophilia associated with recent waterpipe smoking
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Health effects associated with waterpipe smoking
OBJECTIVE It is widely held that waterpipe smoking (WPS) is not associated with health hazards. However, several studies have documented the uptake of several toxicants and carcinogens during WPS that is strongly associated with harmful health effects. This paper reviews the literature on the health effects of WPS. DATA SOURCES Three databases-PubMed, MEDLINE and EMBASE-were searched until Au...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2148-5402
DOI: 10.4103/ejop.ejop_11_19