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A pleasure among friends: how narghile (waterpipe) smoking differs from cigarette smoking in Syria by Hammal, F, Mock, J, Ward, K D, Eissenberg, T, Maziak, W

“…Background:Throughout the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR), tobacco is used primarily in two forms: cigarette smoking and waterpipe (called narghile…”
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Prevalence and characteristics of narghile smoking among university students in Syria by MAZIAK, W, FOUAD, F. M, ASFAR, T, HAMMAL, F, BACHIR, E. M, RASTAM, S, EISSENBERG, T, WARD, K. D

“…SETTING: Narghile (waterpipe) smoking is increasing in all Arab societies, but little is known about its pattern of use.METHODS: In 2003, a cross-sectional…”
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The tobacco epidemic in Syria by Ward, K D, Eissenberg, T, Rastam, S, Asfar, T, Mzayek, F, Fouad, M F, Hammal, F, Mock, J, Maziak, W

“…Background: The Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies (SCTS) was established in response to the smoking epidemic in Syria and lack of local knowledge and expertise…”
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Gender and smoking status-based analysis of views regarding waterpipe and cigarette smoking in Aleppo, Syria by Maziak, W., Rastam, S., Eissenberg, T., Asfar, T., Hammal, F., Bachir, M.E., Fouad, M.F., Ward, K.D.

“…Background. Narghile (waterpipe) smoking is increasing across the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR), though little is known about the social attitudes and…”
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Characteristics of cigarette smoking and quitting among university students in Syria by Maziak, W, Hammal, F, Rastam, S, Asfar, T, Eissenberg, T, Bachir, M.E, Fouad, M.F, Ward, K.D

“…Background. No study to date in Syria has documented the smoking and quitting characteristics in a representative sample of university students, and this study…”
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Mapping the health and environmental situation in informal zones in Aleppo, Syria : report from the Aleppo household survey by MAZIAK, W, WARD, K. D, FRUMKIN, H, GRIMSLEY, F, CHIBLI, M, MZAYEK, F, RASTAM, S, BACHIR, M. E, FOUAD, M. F, HAMMAL, F, ASFAR, T, MOCK, J, NUWAYHID, I

“…Despite large communities living in informal zones around major cities in Syria, there is currently no information on the health and environmental situations…”
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Beliefs and attitudes related to narghile (waterpipe) smoking among university students in Syria by Maziak, Wasim, Eissenberg, Thomas, Rastam, Samer, Hammal, Fadi, Asfar, Taghrio, Bachir, Mohamed E., Fouad, Mohamed F., Ward, Kenneth D.

“…To assess the beliefs and attitudes related to narghile (waterpipe) smoking that are likely to contribute to its increased popularity among young people in…”
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Are waterpipe users interested in quitting? by Ward, Kenneth D., Hammal, Fadi, VanderWeg, Mark W., Eissenberg, Thomas, Asfar, Taghrid, Rastam, Samer, Maziak, Wasim

“…Waterpipe smoking has increased dramatically worldwide in recent years, with an estimated 100 million daily users. Research on this traditional Middle Eastern…”
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Settling with danger: conditions and health problems in peri-urban neighbourhoods in Aleppo, Syria by Hammal, F, Mock, J, Ward, K D, Fouad, M F, Beech, B M, Maziak, W

“…In the Eastern Mediterranean region, mass rural-to-urban migration and uncontrolled population growth in low-income countries such as Syria have given rise to…”
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Chronic poverty by Mitlin, Diana, Begum, Sharifa, Sen, Binayak, Sabry, Sarah, Kedir, Abbi Mamo, Iyenda, Guillaume, Conticini, Alessandro, Henry-Lee, Aldrie, Swardt, Cobus De, Puoane, Thandi, Chopra, Mickey, Toit, Andries du, Hammal, F, Mock, J, Ward, K D, Fouad, M F, Beech, B M, Maziak, W, Hasan, Arif, Cissé, Oumar, Gueye, Ndèye Fatou Diop, Sy, Moussa, Fahmi, Wael Salah, Pal, Jitender

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What are the typical dietary patterns in Aleppo, Syria? a collaboration by Read, M.C, Ward, K.D, Vander Weg, M.W, Clemens, L.H, Hammal, F, Fouad, F, Asfar, T, Soulaiman, N

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