Urine cotinine and environmental tobacco exposure in Korean adolescents

Korean Journal of Family Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-38

  Lee, Hae Reung ^a   Kim, Hyeon Keun ^a   Yoo, Jang Suk ^a   Kim, Kyu Nam ^a   Lee, Seon Yeong ^a   Yoo, Sun Mi ^a   Kim, Hyo Bin ^a   Kim, Bong Seong ^b   Hong, Soo Jong ^b   Kim, Ja Hyeung ^c   Lee, So Yeon ^d   Seong, Moon Woo ^e   Lee, Do Hoon ^e  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Environmental tobacco smoke; Urine cotinine

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955673776     PISSN: 20056443     EISSN: 20926715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2009.30.1.31     Document Type: Article

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