Passive smoking assessed by salivary cotinine and self-report in relation to cause-specific mortality: 17-year follow-up of study participants in the UK Health and Lifestyle Survey

Background Evidence that passive smoking is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and selected cancers is largely derived from studies in which this exposure is self-reported. Objective assessment using biochemical techniques may yield a more accurate estimate of risk, although each approach has...

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Main Authors: Batty, G.D (Author), Gale, C.R (Author), Jefferies, B. (Author), Kvaavik, E. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014-12.
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