A review of the UK methodology used for monitoring cigarette smoke yields, aspects of analytical data variability and their impact on current and future regulatory compliance

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 365-373

  Purkis, Stephen W ^a   Drake, Linda ^b   Meger, Michael ^c   Mariner, Derek C ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO   (United Kingdom)

^c JT International SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cigarettes; CO; Nicotine; Tar; Testing; Variability; Verification

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CIGARETTE SMOKE; NICOTINE; TAR; WATER;

ACCREDITATION; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT; HUMIDITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABORATORY TEST; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; STANDARDIZATION; TEMPERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; LABORATORIES; NICOTINE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; TARS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 77649178601     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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