Tobacco smoking status as assessed by oral questionnaire results 30% under-reporting by adult males in rural India: A confirmatory comparison by exhaled breath carbon monoxide analysis

Tobacco smoking status as assessed by oral questionnaire results 30% under-reporting by adult males in rural India: A confirmatory comparison by exhaled breath carbon monoxide analysis

Background: The authenticity and true status of tobacco use, especially in the form of smoking among the patient clientele is always a matter of concern for their physicians. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the authenticity of self-reported habit of tobacco smoking among a popula...

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Main Authors: Pradeep Aggarwal, Saurabh Varshney, Sunil D Kandpal, Divya Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
Oral questionnaire
smoking
tobacco
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2014;volume=3;issue=3;spage=199;epage=203;aulast=Aggarwal

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