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Nada OF Kassem

Research Scientist, San Diego State University
Verified email at sdsu.edu
Cited by 906

Systemic biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress and tissue injury and repair among waterpipe, cigarette and dual tobacco smokers

NA Khan, G Lawyer, S McDonough, Q Wang… - Tobacco …, 2020 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Background Waterpipe tobacco (WPT) smoking is associated with deleterious effects on
cardio-pulmonary systems which may have adverse repercussions in pathophysiology and …

Children's exposure to secondhand and thirdhand smoke carcinogens and toxicants in homes of hookah smokers

NOF Kassem, RM Daffa, S Liles… - nicotine & tobacco …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Introduction: We examined homes of hookah-only smokers and nonsmokers for levels of
indoor air nicotine (a marker of secondhand smoke) and indoor surface nicotine (a marker of …

Benzene uptake in Hookah smokers and non-smokers attending Hookah social events: regulatory implications

NOF Kassem, NO Kassem, SR Jackson, S Liles… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2014 - AACR
Background: Benzene is a human hematotoxicant and a leukemogen that causes
lymphohematopoietic cancers, especially acute myelogenous leukemia. We investigated …

Acrolein exposure in hookah smokers and non-smokers exposed to hookah tobacco secondhand smoke: implications for regulating hookah tobacco products

NOF Kassem, NO Kassem, S Liles… - Nicotine and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Acrolein is a highly ciliatoxic agent, a toxic respiratory irritant, a cardiotoxicant,
and a possible carcinogen present in tobacco smoke including hookah tobacco. Methods …

Hookah smoking and facilitators/barriers to lounge use among students at a US university

NOF Kassem, SR Jackson… - American journal of …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Objective: To examine hookah tobacco use, hookah lounge attendance, and facilitators and
barriers to hookah lounge attendance. Methods: A cross-sectional Web-based survey of a …

Arab-American hookah smokers: initiation, and pros and cons of hookah use

NOF Kassem, NO Kassem, SR Jackson… - American Journal of …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Objectives: To examine initiation, pros and cons of hookah tobacco smoking among Arab
Americans. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, we recruited a community …

[HTML][HTML] Levels of urine cotinine from hookah smoking and exposure to hookah tobacco secondhand smoke in hookah lounges and homes

NOF Kassem, NO Kassem, S Liles… - … journal of high risk …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Nicotine, an addictive drug, is present in all forms of tobacco products, including
hookah tobacco, which is not yet regulated in the United States. Objectives This study aimed …

Effect of electric heating and ice added to the bowl on mainstream waterpipe semivolatile furan and other toxicant yields

MC Brinkman, AA Teferra, NO Kassem… - Tobacco …, 2020 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Objectives We examined mainstream total particulate matter, nicotine, cotinine, menthol,
pyrene, carbon monoxide (CO) and semivolatile furan yields from a commercial waterpipe …

Waterpipe device cleaning practices and disposal of waste associated with waterpipe tobacco smoking in homes in the USA

NOF Kassem, NO Kassem, S Liles, E Reilly… - Tobacco …, 2020 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Objectives To quantify postsmoking waterpipe tobacco (WPT) waste and describe
postsmoking waterpipe (WP) device cleaning practices and disposal of associated waste in …

Emerging ENDS products and challenges in tobacco control toxicity research

RM Strongin, E Sharma, HC Erythropel, A El-Hellani… - 2024 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) continue to rapidly evolve. Current products
pose unique challenges and opportunities for researchers and regulators. This commentary …