Determinants of salivary cotinine level: a population-based study in Brazil Determinantes dos níveis de cotinina salivar: um estudo de base populacional no Brasil

OBJECTIVE: A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted to assess, in active smokers, the relationship of number of cigarettes smoked and other characteristics to salivary cotinine concentrations. METHODS: A random sample of active smokers aged 15 years or older was selected using a stepwi...

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Main Authors: Valeska Carvalho Figueiredo, Moyses Szklo, André Salem Szklo, Neal Benowitz, José Azevedo Lozana, Leticia Casado, Elaine Masson, Jonathan Samet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2007-12-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102007000600010