Overview of Cotinine Cutoff Values for Smoking Status Classification

While cotinine is commonly used as a biomarker to validate self-reported smoking status, the selection of an optimal cotinine cutoff value for distinguishing true smokers from true nonsmokers shows a lack of standardization among studies. This review describes how the cutoff values have been derived...

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Main Author: Sungroul Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-12-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/12/1236