The linear relationship between cigarette tar and nicotine yields: Regulatory implications for smoke constituent ratios

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 143-148

  St Charles, F K ^a,c   Cook, C J ^b,c   Clayton, P M ^a  

^a BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO   (United Kingdom)

^b R J REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY   (United States)

^c Formerly of Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarette ranking; Cigarettes; Normalization; Smoke analytes; Tar to nicotine ratio

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; TAR; TOBACCO TAR;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); NICOTINE YIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAR TO NICOTINE RATIO; TAR YIELD; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METABOLISM; PASSIVE SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

NEPTUNIA;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; NICOTINE; SMOKING; TARS; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960080589     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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