ArticleTobacco control2015
How popular is waterpipe tobacco smoking? Findings from internet search queries.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Overview of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: A Systematic Review.American journal of preventive medicine · 2017Pooled it
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- Water Pipe as Growing Public Health Challenge Among School Children in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Materia socio-medica · 2020Article
- Waterpipe smoking among university students in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Relationship between Extraversion and Tobacco Smoking Among High School Students.International journal of preventive medicine · 2020Article
- Water Pipe (Hookah) Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.Circulation · 2019Review
- Did the introduction of pictorial health warnings increase information seeking for smoking cessation?: Time-series analysis of Google Trends data in six countries.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2019Article
- How Do Waterpipe Smoking Establishments Attract Smokers? Implications for Policy.Substance use & misuse · 2019Article
- Serum VEGF Level Is Different in Adolescents Smoking Waterpipe versus Cigarettes: The Irbid TRY.Biomolecules · 2018Article
- Pleasure and practice: a qualitative study of the individual and social underpinnings of shisha use in cafes among youth in the UK.BMJ open · 2018Article
- Reasons for use, potential use, or discontinued use of hookah among US young adult college students.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2018Article
- Consensus statement on assessment of waterpipe smoking in epidemiological studies.Tobacco control · 2017Article
- Initiation, Progression, and Sustained Waterpipe Use: A Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study of U.S. Young Adults.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2017Article
- Toward a Regulatory Framework for the Waterpipe.American journal of public health · 2016Article
- Effectiveness of health warnings for waterpipe tobacco smoking among college students.International journal of public health · 2016Article
- Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking and Susceptibility to Cigarette Smoking Among Young Adults in the United States, 2012-2013.Preventing chronic disease · 2016Article
- Behavioral associations with waterpipe tobacco smoking dependence among US young adults.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2016Article
- Geographic Proximity of Waterpipe Smoking Establishments to Colleges in the U.S.American journal of preventive medicine · 2016Article
- An Exploration of Online Behaviors and Social Media Use Among Hookah and Electronic-Cigarette Users.Addictive behaviors reports · 2015Article
- Eliciting preferences for waterpipe tobacco smoking using a discrete choice experiment: implications for product regulation.BMJ open · 2015Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesWaterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS), a traditional tobacco consumption practice in the Middle East, is gaining popularity worldwide. Estimates of population-level interest in WTS over time are not documented. We assessed the popularity of WTS using World Wide Web search query results across four English-speaking countries.
methodsWe analysed trends in Google search queries related to WTS, comparing these trends with those for electronic cigarettes between 2004 and 2013 in Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA. Weekly search volumes were reported as percentages relative to the week with the highest volume of searches.
resultsWeb-based searches for WTS have increased steadily since 2004 in all four countries. Search volume for WTS was higher than for e-cigarettes in three of the four nations, with the highest volume in the USA. Online searches were primarily targeted at WTS products for home use, followed by searches for WTS cafés/lounges.
conclusionsOnline demand for information on WTS-related products and venues is large and increasing. Given the rise in WTS popularity, increasing evidence of exposure-related harms, and relatively lax government regulation, WTS is a serious public health concern and could reach epidemic levels in Western societies.
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