Ghazi Zaatari

Biographic Data

ID7701655
NAMEGhazi Zaatari
GIVEN NAMESGhazi
FAMILY NAMEZaatari
SIGNATUREZAATARI G
AFFILIATIONSAmerican University of Beirut
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Waterpipe smoking and health outcomes

    Open AccessFatemeh Toorang, Arash Etemadi et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2026

    The prevalence of waterpipe smoking (WPS) is increasingly recognised as a growing global public health concern. Available studies show that WPS exposes users to toxicants at levels similar to or higher than those in cigarette smoke, contributing to respiratory disease, cardiovascular damage and cancer. The WHO has flagged WPS as a growing threat, especially among adolescents and young adults, where use is rapidly increasing. Yet research progress…

  • Impact of the WHO FCTC on non-cigarette tobacco products

    Open AccessGhazi Zaatari, Ghazi S Zaatari et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2018

    The FCTC provided a framework that applies to all forms of tobacco and this encouraged some parties to adopt control measures against NCTP and to incorporate them into their national tobacco control plans. Although a number of countries have adopted measures specifically targeted towards smokeless and waterpipe tobacco, greater global progress is needed. The strongest achievements have been in protection from exposure to tobacco smoke; controllin…

  • The case for the WHO Advisory Note, Global Nicotine Reduction Strategy

    Dorothy K Hatsukami, Ghazi Zaatari et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2016

    Cigarettes are the most addictive tobacco product and also the most deadly, causing the highest rates of tobacco-caused mortality and morbidity in most areas of the world.1 ,2 Although current tobacco control efforts have led to significant reductions in smoking prevalence, innovative strategies that can result in a more rapid elimination of cigarette smoking should be a high priority.1 ,3 In the US Surgeon General's report,1 reducing nicotine in…

  • A comparative study of systemic carcinogen exposure in waterpipe smokers, cigarette smokers and non-smokers

    Radwan Al Ali, Samer Rastam et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2013

    These results provide the clearest indication to date about systemic exposure to harmful carcinogens associated with long-term waterpipe smoking. Such evidence can support policy and regulatory efforts designed to confront the emerging global waterpipe epidemic, as well as drive interventions aimed at increasing the public awareness about the cancer risk associated with waterpipe smoking