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. 2024 Feb 5;7(2):e2354467.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.54467.

Compliance With US Federal Regulations on Waterpipe Tobacco Warnings on Packaging

Jennifer Cornacchione Ross  1   2 , Alexandra R Zizzi  1 , Cynthia K Suerken  3 , Caroline Kimes  1 , Eric Soule  4 , Erin L Sutfin  1
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Compliance With US Federal Regulations on Waterpipe Tobacco Warnings on Packaging

Jennifer Cornacchione Ross et al. JAMA Netw Open. .
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This cohort study reports the rate and degree of compliance with the Food and Drug Administration–mandated warning labels among waterpipe tobacco brands and products.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Cornacchione Ross reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) during the conduct of the study as well as grants from the Rhode Island Department of Health via the Brown University Policy Lab and grants from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services outside of the submitted manuscript. Ms Zizzi reported receiving grants from the National Cancer Institute of the NIH during the conduct of the study. Ms Suerken reported receiving grants from the National Cancer Institute of the NIH during the conduct of the study. Mrs Kimes reported receiving grants from the National Cancer Institute of the NIH during the conduct of the study. Dr Soule reported receiving grants from the National Cancer Institute of the NIH during the conduct of the study and holding a pending patent for a smartphone application (which determines electronic cigarette device and liquid characteristics) outside the submitted work. Dr Sutfin reported receiving grants from the National Cancer Institute of the NIH during the conduct of the study.

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