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From health as a rational choice to health as an affordable choice.

Maziak W, Ward KD.

Am J Public Health. 2009 Dec;99(12):2134-9. Epub 2009 Oct 15.PMID: 19833991 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Commentary: Is it light at the end of the tunnel, or another train coming? Concluding comments.

Maziak W.

Int J Public Health. 2009 Sep 1. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 19727555 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

The crisis of health in a crisis ridden region.

Maziak W.

Int J Public Health. 2009;54(5):349-55.PMID: 19662333 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Cancer epidemiology and control in the arab world - past, present and future.

Salim EI, Moore MA, Al-Lawati JA, Al-Sayyad J, Bazawir A, Bener A, Corbex M, El-Saghir N, Habib OS, Maziak W, Mokhtar HC, Seif-Eldrin IA, Sobue T.

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2009 Jan-Mar;10(1):3-16.PMID: 19469617 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

CO exposure, puff topography, and subjective effects in waterpipe tobacco smokers.

Maziak W, Rastam S, Ibrahim I, Ward KD, Shihadeh A, Eissenberg T.

Nicotine Tob Res. 2009 Jul;11(7):806-11. Epub 2009 May 6.PMID: 19420278 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Point-counterpoint. The triumph of the null hypothesis: epidemiology in an age of change.

Maziak W.

Int J Epidemiol. 2009 Apr;38(2):393-402. Epub 2008 Dec 17.PMID: 19091776 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Are premature public health statements warranted?

Maziak W.

Aust N Z J Public Health. 2008 Oct;32(5):490; author reply 490-1. No abstract available. PMID: 18959558 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The waterpipe: time for action.

Maziak W.

Addiction. 2008 Nov;103(11):1763-7. Epub 2008 Sep 4.PMID: 18778388 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comorbidity of depression with chronic diseases: a population-based study in Aleppo, Syria.

Kilzieh N, Rastam S, Maziak W, Ward KD.

Int J Psychiatry Med. 2008;38(2):169-84.PMID: 18724568 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Cigarettes and waterpipe smoking among medical students in Syria: a cross-sectional study.

Almerie MQ, Matar HE, Salam M, Morad A, Abdulaal M, Koudsi A, Maziak W.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2008 Sep;12(9):1085-91.PMID: 18713509 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels in hookah smokers, cigarette smokers and non-smokers--a comment.

Maziak W.

J Pak Med Assoc. 2008 Mar;58(3):155. No abstract available. PMID: 18517128 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Waterpipe tobacco smoking on a U.S. College campus: prevalence and correlates.

Eissenberg T, Ward KD, Smith-Simone S, Maziak W.

J Adolesc Health. 2008 May;42(5):526-9. Epub 2007 Dec 21.PMID: 18407049 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A pleasure among friends: how narghile (waterpipe) smoking differs from cigarette smoking in Syria.

Hammal F, Mock J, Ward KD, Eissenberg T, Maziak W.

Tob Control. 2008 Apr;17(2):e3.PMID: 18375726 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Waterpipe-associated particulate matter emissions.

Maziak W, Rastam S, Ibrahim I, Ward KD, Eissenberg T.

Nicotine Tob Res. 2008 Mar;10(3):519-23.PMID: 18324571 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Waterpipe tobacco smoking: knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behavior in two U.S. samples.

Smith-Simone S, Maziak W, Ward KD, Eissenberg T.

Nicotine Tob Res. 2008 Feb;10(2):393-8.PMID: 18236304 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Exposure to secondhand smoke at home and in public places in Syria: a developing country's perspective.

Maziak W, Ali RA, Fouad MF, Rastam S, Wipfli H, Travers MJ, Ward KD, Eissenberg T.

Inhal Toxicol. 2008 Jan;20(1):17-24.PMID: 18236217 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Childhood obesity: are we missing the big picture?

Maziak W, Ward KD, Stockton MB.

Obes Rev. 2008 Jan;9(1):35-42. Review.PMID: 18154601 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Shattuck Lecture: improving American health.

Maziak W.

N Engl J Med. 2007 Dec 6;357(23):2405-6; author reply 2406-7. No abstract available. PMID: 18069132 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Characteristics of U.S. waterpipe users: a preliminary report.

Ward KD, Eissenberg T, Gray JN, Srinivas V, Wilson N, Maziak W.

Nicotine Tob Res. 2007 Dec;9(12):1339-46.PMID: 18058352 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Outcomes and adherence in Syria's first smoking cessation trial.

Asfar T, Weg MV, Maziak W, Hammal F, Eissenberg T, Ward KD.

Am J Health Behav. 2008 Mar-Apr;32(2):146-56.PMID: 18052855 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence of obesity and its associated factors in Aleppo, Syria.

Fouad M, Rastam S, Ward K, Maziak W.

Prev Control. 2006 Jun;2(2):85-94.PMID: 18040524 [PubMed]Related articlesFree article

Interventions for waterpipe smoking cessation.

Maziak W, Ward KD, Eissenberg T.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Oct 17;(4):CD005549. Review.PMID: 17943865 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Self-rated health and its determinants among adults in Syria: a model from the Middle East.

Asfar T, Ahmad B, Rastam S, Mulloli TP, Ward KD, Maziak W.

BMC Public Health. 2007 Jul 25;7:177.PMID: 17651491 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Cardiovascular health among adults in Syria: a model from developing countries.

Maziak W, Rastam S, Mzayek F, Ward KD, Eissenberg T, Keil U.

Ann Epidemiol. 2007 Sep;17(9):713-20. Epub 2007 Jun 6.PMID: 17553700 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Fatal physical child abuse in two children of a family.

Maziak W.

Ann Saudi Med. 2000 Mar;20(2):178-9. No abstract available. PMID: 17322727 [PubMed]Related articles

Smoking among physicians in Syria: Do as I say, not as I do!

Maziak W, Mzayek F, Asfar T, Hassig SE.

Ann Saudi Med. 1999 May-Jun;19(3):253-6. No abstract available. PMID: 17283468 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Health in the middle East.

Maziak W.

BMJ. 2006 Oct 21;333(7573):815-6. No abstract available. PMID: 17053215 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

On the gains of seeding tobacco research in developing countries.

Maziak W, Arora M, Reddy KS, Mao Z; Fogarty International Center's "International Tobacco Research and Capacity Building Program".

Tob Control. 2006 Jun;15 Suppl 1:i3-4. No abstract available. PMID: 16723672 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The tobacco epidemic in Syria.

Ward KD, Eissenberg T, Rastam S, Asfar T, Mzayek F, Fouad MF, Hammal F, Mock J, Maziak W.

Tob Control. 2006 Jun;15 Suppl 1:i24-9.PMID: 16723671 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Measuring exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS): a developing country's perspective.

Maziak W, Ward KD, Eissenberg T.

Prev Med. 2006 Jun;42(6):409-14. Epub 2006 Mar 31.PMID: 16580058 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lebanon: young stars turned to smoke.

Maziak W, Nakkash R, Soweid RA.

Tob Control. 2006 Apr;15(2):80-1. No abstract available. PMID: 16565450 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Injuries in Aleppo, Syria; first population-based estimates and characterization of predominant types.

Maziak W, Ward KD, Rastam S.

BMC Public Health. 2006 Mar 13;6:63.PMID: 16533384 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Asthma and allergies in Germany.

Maziak W, Keil U.

Thorax. 2006 Mar;61(3):274; author reply 274. No abstract available. PMID: 16517591 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Mapping the health and environmental situation in informal zones in Aleppo, Syria: report from the Aleppo household survey.

Maziak W, Ward KD, Mzayek F, Rastam S, Bachir ME, Fouad MF, Hammal F, Asfar T, Mock J, Nuwayhid I, Frumkin H, Grimsley F, Chibli M.

Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2005 Aug;78(7):547-58. Epub 2005 Jul 6.PMID: 15999277 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The use of synthetic bedding in children. Do strategies of change influence associations with asthma?

Behrens T, Maziak W, Weiland SK, Siebert E, Rzehak P, Keil U.

J Asthma. 2005 Apr;42(3):203-6.PMID: 15962878 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Global voices of science. Science in the Arab world: vision of glories beyond.

Maziak W.

Science. 2005 Jun 3;308(5727):1416-8. No abstract available. PMID: 15933186 [PubMed]Related articlesFree article

Smoking among adults in Syria: proxy reporting by 13-14 year olds.

Maziak W, Tabbah K.

Public Health. 2005 Jul;119(7):578-81.PMID: 15925671 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Research Assistance Matching (RAM) Project.

Maziak W, Wipfli H.

Tob Control. 2005 Jun;14(3):151. No abstract available. PMID: 15923461 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Are waterpipe users interested in quitting?

Ward KD, Hammal F, VanderWeg MW, Eissenberg T, Asfar T, Rastam S, Maziak W.

Nicotine Tob Res. 2005 Feb;7(1):149-56.PMID: 15804687 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The asthma epidemic and our artificial habitats.

Maziak W.

BMC Pulm Med. 2005 Mar 31;5:5. Review.PMID: 15799786 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Symptoms of asthma and the home environment. The ISAAC I and III cross-sectional surveys in Münster, Germany.

Behrens T, Maziak W, Weiland SK, Rzehak P, Siebert E, Keil U.

Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2005 May;137(1):53-61. Epub 2005 Mar 21.PMID: 15785082 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Standardizing questionnaire items for the assessment of waterpipe tobacco use in epidemiological studies.

Maziak W, Ward KD, Afifi Soweid RA, Eissenberg T.

Public Health. 2005 May;119(5):400-4.PMID: 15780328 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of patterns of use, beliefs, and attitudes related to waterpipe between beginning and established smokers.

Asfar T, Ward KD, Eissenberg T, Maziak W.

BMC Public Health. 2005 Feb 25;5:19.PMID: 15733316 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Extent of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and its dose-response relation to respiratory health among adults.

Maziak W, Ward KD, Rastam S, Mzayek F, Eissenberg T.

Respir Res. 2005 Feb 8;6:13.PMID: 15701169 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Patterns of waterpipe use and dependence: implications for intervention development.

Maziak W, Eissenberg T, Ward KD.

Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2005 Jan;80(1):173-9. Epub 2004 Dec 24. Review.PMID: 15652393 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Tobacco smoking using a waterpipe: a re-emerging strain in a global epidemic.

Maziak W, Ward KD, Afifi Soweid RA, Eissenberg T.

Tob Control. 2004 Dec;13(4):327-33. Review.PMID: 15564614 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies: a model of international partnership for the creation of sustainable research capacity in developing countries.

Maziak W, Ward KD, Eissenberg T, Klesges RC, Keil U.

Promot Educ. 2004;11(2):93-7, 116, 134. No abstract available. PMID: 15457871 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Beliefs and attitudes related to narghile (waterpipe) smoking among university students in Syria.

Maziak W, Eissenberg T, Rastam S, Hammal F, Asfar T, Bachir ME, Fouad MF, Ward KD.

Ann Epidemiol. 2004 Oct;14(9):646-54.PMID: 15380795 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Factors related to frequency of narghile (waterpipe) use: the first insights on tobacco dependence in narghile users.

Maziak W, Ward KD, Eissenberg T.

Drug Alcohol Depend. 2004 Oct 5;76(1):101-6.PMID: 15380294 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Self-reported traffic density and atopic disease in children. Results of the ISAAC Phase III survey in Muenster, Germany.

Behrens T, Taeger D, Maziak W, Duhme H, Rzehak P, Weiland SK, Keil U.

Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2004 Aug;15(4):331-9.PMID: 15305942 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles