Correlation of urinary cotinine with cardiovascular risk factors in pan masala tobacco users

Background: Tobacco consumption is considered as one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular (CV) morbidity. However, the effect of paan masala tobacco (PMT) (a type of smokeless tobacco) consumption has not been well studied in our context. Our study is aimed to find an association of CV risk...

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Main Authors: Sanjeeb Shrestha, Deebya Raj Mishra, Niraj Dhakal, Suresh Bhandari, Sagar Khanal, Madhab Lamsal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-11-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483219304316