High prevalence of falsely declaring nicotine abstinence in lung transplant candidates.

High prevalence of falsely declaring nicotine abstinence in lung transplant candidates.

Tobacco use after lung transplantation is associated with adverse outcome. Therefore, active smoking is regarded as a contraindication for lung transplantation and should be excluded prior to placement on the waiting list. The aim of the study was to compare self-reporting with a systematic cotinine...

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Main Authors: Tobias Veit, Dieter Munker, Gabriela Leuschner, Carlo Mümmler, Alma Sisic, Teresa Kauke, Christian Schneider, Michael Irlbeck, Sebastian Michel, Daniela Eser-Valerie, Maximilian Huber, Jürgen Barton, Katrin Milger, Bruno Meiser, Jürgen Behr, Nikolaus Kneidinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234808

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234808

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