Comparison of CO breath testing and women's self-reporting of smoking behaviour for identifying smoking during pregnancy

• Auteurs principaux: Shipton Deborah (Auteur), Craig Pauline (Auteur), Usmani Zara C (Auteur), Tappin David (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: BMC, 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Healthcare services often use a carbon monoxide (CO) breath test to validate self-reported smoking and to assess reductions in smoking habit. A cut-off level of ≥ 8 parts per million (p.p.m.) is used to identify smoking. This cut-off...