| Urinary cotinine as a tobacco-smoke exposure index: a minireview. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 9591157 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A minireview is presented concerning the use of cotinine as a tobacco-smoke exposure index. First, general considerations about methods for the determination of urinary cotinine are presented. Besides pure analytical aspects, this minireview considers major problems encountered in the establishment of threshold values that can be used to distinguish not only smokers from nonsmokers but also nonsmokers exposed or not exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). In addition, the use of urinary cotinine is illustrated in several situations where smoking status assessment is of interest. Such situations include evaluation of the impact of smoking cessation programs, monitoring of pregnancy and of other groups at risk, assessment of occupational exposure to industrial pollutants, validation of phase I clinical trials, and the control of life insurance candidates. The specific problem of ETS exposure assessment is briefly mentioned. |
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Authors:
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V Haufroid; D Lison |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International archives of occupational and environmental health Volume: 71 ISSN: 0340-0131 ISO Abbreviation: Int Arch Occup Environ Health Publication Date: 1998 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-07-07 Completed Date: 1998-07-07 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7512134 Medline TA: Int Arch Occup Environ Health Country: GERMANY |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 162-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Unité de Toxicologie Industrielle et de Médecine du Travail, Bruxelles, Belgium. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Biological Markers Cotinine / urine* Environmental Exposure* Female Humans Male Pregnancy Reference Values Risk Factors Smoking* Smoking Cessation Tobacco Smoke Pollution / analysis* |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Biological Markers; 0/Tobacco Smoke Pollution; 486-56-6/Cotinine |
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