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