Comparison of Salivary Cotinine Concentration in Cigarette Smokers, Water Pipe Smokers and Non-Smokers

• Main Authors: Maryam Rabiei (Author), Morteza Rahbar Taramsar (Author), Mehrdad Sadegh Kanjani (Author), Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leyli (Author), Hosain Masoudi Rad (Author), Mohammad Jafari Farshami (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Islamic Dental Association of Iran, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aim : Water pipe smoking has become a public health hazard. The aim of this study was to measure and compare the concentration of salivary cotinine in cigarette smokers, water pipe smokers and nonsmokers .   Materials and Methods : Forty-eight volunteers (16 cigarette smokers, 16 wate...