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Editorial
. 2015 Mar;24 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):i1-i2.
doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-052203. Epub 2015 Jan 24.

The waterpipe: an emerging global epidemic in need of action

Kenneth D Ward
Editorial

The waterpipe: an emerging global epidemic in need of action

Kenneth D Ward. Tob Control. 2015 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: Secondhand smoke; Surveillance and monitoring; Toxicology.

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