Open AccessA Group-Based Modeling Approach to Identify Developmental Trajectories of Nicotine Dependence Among Lebanese Adolescents Waterpipe Smokers
Author(s) -
Mohammad Ebrahimi Kalan,
Raed Bahelah,
Zoran Bursac,
Kenneth D. Ward,
Ziyad Ben Taleb,
Malak Tleis,
Rime Jebai,
Taghrid Asfar,
Thomas Eissenberg,
Wasim Maziak
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nicotine and tobacco research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1469-994X
pISSN - 1462-2203
DOI - 10.1093/ntr/ntab128
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , odds ratio , demography , nicotine , cohort , generalized estimating equation , pediatrics , sociology , statistics , mathematics
Adolescence represents a critical period in which nicotine dependence (ND) symptoms are developing. Little is known about waterpipe (WP) smoking and developmental trajectories of ND criteria across adolescence.