Serum cotinine by socioeconomic status and exposure to second hand smoke in a national sample of South Africans

Background Cotinine is a widely-used biomarker of exposure to tobacco for both active and second-hand smoke (SHS). Given South Africa's tobacco control laws restricting smoking in public places in the last decade, we assessed the prevalence and extent of exposure to tobacco by socio-demographi...

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Main Authors: Ronel Sewpaul, Priscilla Reddy, Rachana Desai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Serum-cotinine-by-socioeconomic-status-and-exposure-to-second-hand-smoke-in-a-national,84400,0,2.html