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

• Main Authors: Valeska Carvalho Figueiredo (Author), Moyses Szklo (Author), André Salem Szklo (Author), Neal Benowitz (Author), José Azevedo Lozana (Author), Leticia Casado (Author), Elaine Masson (Author), Jonathan Samet (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2007-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...