Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 45-51 , January 2010

Waterpipe and Cigarette Smoking Among College Athletes in the United States

  • Brian A. Primack, M.D., Ed.M., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Brian A. Primack, M.D., Ed.M., M.S., Center for Research on Health Care, 230 McKee Place Suite 600, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
    • ,
  • Carl I. Fertman, Ph.D., M.B.A., C.H.E.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health and Physical Activity, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Kristen R. Rice, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Anna M. Adachi-Mejia, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Hood Center for Children and Families, Department of Pediatrics, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
    • ,
  • Michael J. Fine, M.D., M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Received 15 January 2009 ,Accepted 20 May 2009.

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00204-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.05.004

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 45-51 , January 2010

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