Prevalence of smoking assessed biochemically in an urban public hospital: a rationale for routine cotinine screening

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 170, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 885-891

  Benowitz, Neal L ^a,b   Schultz, Katherine E ^c   Haller, Christine A ^d   Wu, Alan H B ^c   Dains, Katherine M ^a,b   Jacob, Peyton ^a,b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological markers; Cotinine; Ethnic groups; Hospitalization; Smoking; Tobacco; Tobacco smoke pollution; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

COTININE; ILLICIT DRUG;

BIOMARKER; ETHNIC GROUP; HOSPITAL SECTOR; METABOLITE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SERUM; SMOKE; SMOKING; TOBACCO; VULNERABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COTININE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SAN FRANCISCO; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN FRANCISCO; UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 70349509205     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp215     Document Type: Article

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