American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 518-523 , December 2009

Waterpipe Tobacco and Cigarette Smoking: Direct Comparison of Toxicant Exposure

  • Thomas Eissenberg, PhD

      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 and reprint requests to: Thomas Eissenberg, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 980205, Richmond VA 23298
    • ,
  • Alan Shihadeh, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

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PII: S0749-3797(09)00583-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.07.014

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 518-523 , December 2009

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