Obstructive Lung Diseases

Respiratory Functions, Levels of Carbonmonoxide and Oxidative Stress in Hookah Smokers

Abstract

SESSION TITLE: COPD III

SESSION TYPE: Slide Presentation

PRESENTED ON: Monday, March 24, 2014 at 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

PURPOSE: Hookah is a tobacco smoking tool which is thought to be harmless than cigarette, and there is no adequate studies about its hazards to health, that is threatening the youth of the world today. In this study, we aimed to indicate the accumulated carbon monoxide levels in breath, examine the changes in respiratory function tests and indicate the effect of the parameters of