Validation of self-reported smokeless tobacco use by measurement of serum cotinine concentration among US adults

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 180, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 749-754

  Agaku, Israel T ^a,b   King, Brian A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

biomarkers; cotinine; epidemiologic methods; smokeless tobacco; smoking; snuff; tobacco

Indexed keywords

COTININE; NICOTINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; BIOMARKER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; METABOLITE; MODEL VALIDATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERUM; SMOKING; TEMPORAL PERIOD; TOBACCO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLITE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; BLOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; NUTRITION; TOBACCO USE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMARKERS; COTININE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ROC CURVE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOBACCO USE; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930403236     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu182     Document Type: Article

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