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Journal of Addiction
Volume 2015, Article ID 575479, 11 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/575479
Research Article

Predictors of Intention to Quit Waterpipe Smoking: A Survey of Arab Americans in Houston, Texas

Liqa Athamneh,1 Sujit S. Sansgiry,1 E. James Essien,1,2 and Susan Abughosh1

1Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy, Texas Medical Center, University of Houston, 1441 Moursund Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA
2The University of Texas School of Public Health, 7000 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA

Received 28 August 2014; Revised 24 January 2015; Accepted 19 February 2015

Academic Editor: Hua Yong

Copyright © 2015 Liqa Athamneh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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