R. Nakkash

Most-cited papers

1. Nicotine and Carbonyl Emissions From Popular Electronic Cigarette Products: Correlation to Liquid Composition and Design Characteristics

   Ahmad El-Hellani, Rola Salman, Rachel El-Hage, S. Talih +6 more

   2016Nicotine & Tobacco Research188 citations Open access

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2. The case for developing a cohesive systems approach to research across unhealthy commodity industries

   C. Knai, M. Petticrew, S. Capewell, Rebecca Cassidy +18 more

   2021BMJ Global Health80 citations Open access

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3. Prevalence of cigarette and waterpipe tobacco smoking among adults in three Eastern Mediterranean countries: a cross-sectional household survey

   R. Nakkash, Y. Khader, A. Chalak, R. Abla +5 more

   2022BMJ Open76 citations Open access

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4. Consensus Statement on Assessment of Waterpipe smoking in Epidemiological Studies

   W. Maziak, Ziyad Ben Taleb, Mohammed Jawad, R. Afifi +10 more

   2016Tobacco Control62 citations Open access

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5. Parental smoking and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke are associated with waterpipe smoking among youth: results from a national survey in Lebanon.

   M. Jawad, R. Nakkash, Z. Mahfoud, D. Bteddini +2 more

   2015Public Health58 citations

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6. Effectiveness of Health Warnings for Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among College Students

   Farahnaz Islam, R. Salloum, R. Nakkash, W. Maziak +1 more

   2016International Journal of Public Health55 citations Open access

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7. Alcohol consumption in the Arab region: What do we know, why does it matter, and what are the policy implications for youth harm reduction?

   Lilian A Ghandour, A. Chalak, Aida El-Aily, N. Yassin +5 more

   2016The International journal on drug policy55 citations

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8. Eliciting preferences for waterpipe tobacco smoking using a discrete choice experiment: implications for product regulation

   R. Salloum, W. Maziak, D. Hammond, R. Nakkash +3 more

   2015BMJ Open49 citations Open access

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9. Harm perceptions of waterpipe tobacco smoking among university students in five Eastern Mediterranean Region countries: A cross-sectional study

   N. Abu-Rmeileh, Ola Alkhuffash, Khalid A. Kheirallah, A. Mostafa +8 more

   2018Tobacco Induced Diseases41 citations Open access

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10. Cigarette smoking in a Middle Eastern country and its association with hospitalisation use: a nationwide cross-sectional study

    A. Sibai, Mohamad Iskandarani, A. Darzi, R. Nakkash +3 more

    2016BMJ Open39 citations Open access

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11. Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among University Students in Three Eastern Mediterranean Countries: Patterns, Place, and Price

    R. Salloum, Ju-Han Lee, A. Mostafa, N. Abu-Rmeileh +6 more

    2019Substance Use & Misuse37 citations

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12. Building Emotional Resilience in Youth in Lebanon: a School-Based Randomized Controlled Trial of the FRIENDS Intervention

    F. Maalouf, L. Alrojolah, Lilian A Ghandour, R. Afifi +7 more

    2020Prevention Science35 citations

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13. The impact and relevance of tobacco control research in low-and middle-income countries globally and to the US

    Carla J. Berg, G. Fong, J. Thrasher, Joanna E. Cohen +8 more

    2018Addictive Behaviours35 citations Open access

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14. Waterpipe industry products and marketing strategies: analysis of an industry trade exhibition

    Mohammed Jawad, R. Nakkash, B. Hawkins, E. Akl

    2015Tobacco Control34 citations Open access

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15. The passage of tobacco control law 174 in Lebanon: reflections on the problem, policies and politics

    R. Nakkash, L. Torossian, T. El Hajj, Joanna Khalil +1 more

    2018Health Policy and Planning32 citations

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16. Policy-Relevant Context of Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among University Students in Six Countries Across the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Qualitative Study

    R. Salloum, N. Abu-Rmeileh, R. Hamadeh, Justin Thomas +9 more

    2017Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention31 citations

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17. Gender differences in waterpipe tobacco smoking among university students in four Eastern Mediterranean countries

    R. Hamadeh, Ju-Han Lee, N. Abu-Rmeileh, Muhammad W. Darawad +7 more

    2020Tobacco Induced Diseases30 citations Open access

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18. Tobacco and waterpipe use among university students in Saudi Arabia: impact of tobacco sales ban.

    H. Daradka, O. Khabour, K. Alzoubi, R. Nakkash +1 more

    2019Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit26 citations Open access

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19. Water reuse as an incentive to promote sustainable agriculture in Lebanon: Stakeholders’ perspectives

    M. Massoud, M. Terkawi, R. Nakkash

    2019Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management26 citations

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20. A “Frank Statement” for the 21st Century?

    R. Malone, S. Chapman, Prakash C. Gupta, R. Nakkash +10 more

    2017Tobacco Control26 citations Open access

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21. Implementing community-based participatory research (CBPR) with communities affected by humanitarian crises: the potential to recalibrate equity and power in vulnerable contexts

    R. Afifi, S. Abdulrahim, T. Betancourt, Dima Btedinni +9 more

    2020American Journal of Community Psychology25 citations

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22. Delphi study among international expert panel to develop waterpipe-specific health warning labels

    Taghrid Asfar, M. Schmidt, M. E. Kalan, Wensong Wu +6 more

    2019Tobacco Control23 citations Open access

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23. The Practice of Research Ethics in Lebanon and Qatar: Perspectives of Researchers on Informed Consent

    R. Nakkash, Yara Qutteina, C. Nasrallah, K. Wright +3 more

    2017Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics23 citations

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24. Individual-level determinants of waterpipe smoking demand in four Eastern-Mediterranean countries.

    R. Salloum, R. Nakkash, N. Abu-Rmeileh, R. Hamadeh +11 more

    2018Health Promotion International21 citations

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25. Tobacco control in the Eastern Mediterranean region: implementation progress and persisting challenges

    N. Abu-Rmeileh, Y. Khader, H. A. Abdul Rahim, A. Mostafa +4 more

    2022Tobacco Control20 citations Open access

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26. Own-price and cross-price elasticities of demand for cigarettes and waterpipe tobacco in three Eastern Mediterranean countries: a volumetric choice experiment

    A. Chalak, R. Nakkash, N. Abu-Rmeileh, Y. Khader +5 more

    2021Tobacco Control20 citations Open access

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27. Environmental management practices in the Lebanese pharmaceutical industries: implementation strategies and challenges

    M. Massoud, N. Makarem, W. Ramadan, R. Nakkash

    2015Environmental Monitoring & Assessment18 citations

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28. From silos to policy coherence: tobacco control, unhealthy commodity industries and the commercial determinants of health

    S. Hill, P. Johns, R. Nakkash, J. Collin

    2022Tobacco Control17 citations Open access

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29. Predictors of Nicotine Dependence Among Adolescent Waterpipe And Cigarette Smokers: A 6-year Longitudinal Analysis

    M. E. Kalan, Raed Bahelah, Z. Bursac, Ziyad Ben Taleb +12 more

    2020Drug and Alcohol Dependence17 citations Open access

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30. A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Theory-Informed School-Based Intervention to Prevent Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking: Changes in Knowledge, Attitude, and Behaviors in 6th and 7th Graders in Lebanon

    R. Nakkash, Tamara Lotfi, D. Bteddini, P. Haddad +7 more

    2018International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health17 citations Open access

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31. Development and evaluation of smoke-free or tobacco-free policies in university settings: a systematic scoping review.

    Marco Bardus, N. El Boukhari, R. Nakkash

    2020Health Education Research13 citations Open access

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32. Surveying Alcohol Outlet Density in Four Neighborhoods of Beirut Lebanon: Implications for Future Research and National Policy

    R. Nakkash, Lilian A Ghandour, S. Anouti, Jessika Nicolas +3 more

    2018International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health13 citations Open access

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33. Research and activism for tobacco control in the Arab world.

    R. Nakkash, R. Afifi, W. Maziak

    2014The Lancet13 citations

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34. Poly-Tobacco Use among Young Adult Waterpipe Smokers: Insights from University Students in Three Eastern Mediterranean Countries

    Muhammad W. Darawad, M. Rezk-Hanna, M. AlHussami, Ju-Han Lee +7 more

    2020Substance Use & Misuse12 citations

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35. Impact of waterpipe tobacco taxation on consumption, government revenue and premature deaths averted in Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine: a simulation study

    Mohammed Jawad, Sameera Awawda, R. Abla, A. Chalak +5 more

    2022Tobacco Control11 citations Open access

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36. "Fighting a hurricane": tobacco industry efforts to counter the perceived threat of Islam.

    M. Petticrew, Kelley Lee, Haider Ali, R. Nakkash

    2015American Journal of Public Health11 citations Open access

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37. Natural Course of Nicotine Dependence Among Adolescent Waterpipe And Cigarette Smokers

    M. E. Kalan, Raed Behaleh, J. Difranza, Z. Bursac +7 more

    2020Journal of Adolescent Health10 citations Open access

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38. A Transdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Characteristics of Electronic Cigarettes

    N. Malek, R. Nakkash, S. Talih, Tamara Lotfi +6 more

    201810 citations Open access

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39. Strengthening Policy-Relevant Tobacco Research Capacity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Challenges, Opportunities and Lessons Learned.

    Carla J. Berg, J. Thrasher, J. Barnoya, Joanna E. Cohen +10 more

    2018Nicotine & Tobacco Research10 citations Open access

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40. Waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) control policies: global analysis of available legislation and equity considerations

    Hala Alaouie, Sumithra Krishnamurthy Reddiar, M. Tleis, Lama El Kadi +2 more

    2022Tobacco Control9 citations Open access

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41. Waterpipe product packaging and labelling compliance with Article 11 of the Framework Convention of Tobacco Control at the 3rd International Hookah Fair: a cross-sectional analysis

    Mohammed Jawad, A. Darzi, Tamara Lotfi, R. Nakkash +2 more

    2017Journal of Public Health Policy9 citations Open access

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42. Association of health warning labels and motivation to quit waterpipe tobacco smoking among university students in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

    D. Farran, Grace Khawam, R. Nakkash, Ju-Han Lee +8 more

    2021Tobacco Prevention and Cessation8 citations Open access

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43. Influence of a University Tobacco-Free Policy on the Attitudes, Perceptions of Compliance, and Policy Benefit Among the University Students: A Pre-Post Investigation

    M. Chaaya, D. Farran, D. Saab, M. Al-Hindi +3 more

    2021International Journal of Public Health8 citations Open access

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44. Gender differences in the price elasticity of demand for waterpipe and cigarette smoking in Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine: a volumetric choice experiment

    Sameera Awawda, A. Chalak, Y. Khader, A. Mostafa +5 more

    2022BMJ Open7 citations Open access

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45. A call to advance and translate research into policy on governance, ethics, and conflicts of interest in public health: the GECI-PH network

    R. Nakkash, Mélissa Mialon, J. Makhoul, M. Arora +3 more

    2021Globalization and Health7 citations Open access

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46. Evidence from the Lebanon Global School-based Student Health Survey on midwakh tobacco smoking in school students: a harbinger of the next global tobacco pandemic?

    R. Afifi, Monisa Saravanan, Noura El Salibi, R. Nakkash +3 more

    2020Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit7 citations Open access

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47. Prevalence of Midwakh tobacco smoking in trend-setting Lebanon: an indicator of potential spread across the Arab world?

    R. Afifi, Lilian A Ghandour, Noura El Salibi, R. Nakkash +2 more

    20187 citations Open access

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48. Gaining Insights Into the Waterpipe Tobacco Industry: Participant Observation and a Cross-Sectional Survey of Products at a Trade Exhibition.

    Mohammed Jawad, R. Nakkash, B. Hawkins, E. Akl

    2016Nicotine & Tobacco Research7 citations Open access

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49. Impact of Pictorial Health Warning Labels on Smoking Beliefs and Perceptions Among Waterpipe Smokers: An Online Randomized Cross-over Experimental Study

    R. Jebai, Taghrid Asfar, R. Nakkash, S. Chehab +3 more

    2022Tobacco Control6 citations Open access

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50. Developing Capacity in Dissemination and Implementation Research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Evaluation of a Training Workshop

    R. Salloum, Jennifer H. LeLaurin, R. Nakkash, E. Akl +8 more

    2022Global Implementation Research and Applications6 citations Open access

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