Evaluation of dried urine spot method to screen cotinine among tobacco dependents: An exploratory study

Evaluation of dried urine spot method to screen cotinine among tobacco dependents: An exploratory study

Background and Objectives: Assessment of cotinine, a metabolite of nicotine in body fluids, is an important approach for validating the self-report among tobacco users. Adaptation of assays on dried urine spots (DUSs) has advantages of ease of collection, transportation, minimal invasiveness, and re...

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Main Authors: Raka Jain, Rizwana Quraishi, Arpita Verma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Subjects:
Cotinine
dried urine spot
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
gas–liquid chromatography
nicotine
urine
Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2017;volume=39;issue=4;spage=469;epage=474;aulast=Jain

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