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ArticleJournal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences2022

Does waterpipe smoking increase the risk of

Özgür Sirkeci, Emel Erkuş Sirkeci, Turgay Ulaş

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Article in Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Effects of IntragastricJournal of clinical medicine · 2025
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  3. Hookah Smoking and Risk ofHealth science reports · 2025
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  4. Epigenetic alterations inJournal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2025
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Özgür SirkeciDepartment of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey.
Emel Erkuş SirkeciDepartment of Emergency, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus.
Turgay UlaşDepartment of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus.
Near East University · CYSüleyman Demirel University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: In this study, we aimed to evaluate whether waterpipe smoking can be associated with the transmission of Materials and Methods: Between March 2018 and April 2019, 445 patients aged over 18 years old who were admitted to outpatient clinics with dyspeptic complaints were recruited for the study. Patients are divided into two groups - Group 1 is Results: Two hundred and sixty-one women (58%) and 184 men (42%), totally 445 patients, tested for Conclusion: Waterpipe smoking seems to be an important risk factor for

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Helicobacter pyloriinfectionwaterpipe smoking

Identifiers

PMID35342453
PMCPMC8943576
OpenAlexW4210577256

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