Comparing salivary cotinine concentration in non-smokers from the general population and hospitality workers in Spain

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 662-664

  Martínez Sánchez, Jose M ^a,b   Fu, Marcela ^a,b   Pérez Ríos, Mónica ^c,d   López, María J ^d,e   Moncada, Albert ^f   Fernández, Esteve ^a,b  

^a CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

^b Institute of Neurosciences   (Spain)

^c Dirección General de Salud Pública   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^e Evaluation and Intervention Methods Unit   (Spain)

^f Ajuntament de Terrassa   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cotinine; Environmental tobacco smoke; General population; Hospitality worker; Second hand smoke

Indexed keywords

COTININE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COTININE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTAURANTS; SALIVA; SPAIN; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71449094515     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp155     Document Type: Article

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