Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 42, Issue 5 , Pages 526-529 , May 2008

Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking on a U.S. College Campus: Prevalence and Correlates

  • Thomas Eissenberg, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology and Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
    • Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies, Aleppo, Syria
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Thomas Eissenberg, Ph.D., Department of Psychology and Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 980205, Richmond, VA 23298-0205.
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  • Kenneth D. Ward, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies, Aleppo, Syria
    • Department of Health and Sport Sciences and Center for Community Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee
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  • Stephanie Smith-Simone, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health and Wellbeing, Princeton University and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey
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  • Wasim Maziak, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies, Aleppo, Syria
    • Department of Health and Sport Sciences and Center for Community Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee

Received 20 July 2007 ,Accepted 8 October 2007.

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PII: S1054-139X(07)00413-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.10.004

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 42, Issue 5 , Pages 526-529 , May 2008

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