Urinary cotinine in tobacco farmers in Southern Brazil

• Main Authors: Anaclaudia Gastal Fassa (Author), Rodrigo Dalke Meucci (Author), Nadia Spada Fiori (Author), Maria Laura Vidal Carrett (Author), Neice Muller Xavier Faria (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe urinary cotinine levels in tobacco farmers. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2,570 tobacco farmers. All participants that reported green tobacco sickness in the week prior to the interview plus a subsample of 492 pesticide applicators were included. We...