Validation of self-reported smoking status by measuring serum cotinine levels: An Indian perspective

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 134-136

  Jeemon, P ^a   Agarwal, S ^b   Ramakrishnan, L ^b   Gupta, R ^a   Snehi, U ^a   Chaturvedi, V ^b   Reddy, K S ^b   Prabhakaran, D ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR CHRONIC DISEASE CONTROL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; PASSIVE SMOKING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING; TOBACCO; VALIDATION STUDY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COTININE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INDIA; OCCUPATIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SMOKING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 77954828888     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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