Serum thiocyanate levels in smokers, passive smokers and never smokers

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 323-326

  Zil a Rubab, ^a   Rahman, M Ataur ^b  

^a ZIAUDDIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THIOCYANATE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; THIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE SMOKING; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING HABIT; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING; THIOCYANATES; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 34248639840     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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