[PDF][PDF] Cotinine as a biomarker of environmental tobacco smoke exposure

NL Benowitz - Epidemiologic reviews, 1996 - Citeseer
A biomarker is desirable in quantitating systemic exposure both in smokers and nonsmokers
to constituents of tobacco smoke. Self-report measures in smokers, such as cigarettes …

Biomarkers of environmental tobacco smoke exposure.

NL Benowitz - Environmental health perspectives, 1999 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Biomarkers are desirable for quantitating human exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
(ETS) and for predicting potential health risks for exposed individuals. A number of …

Reliability of self reported smoking status by pregnant women for estimating smoking prevalence: a retrospective, cross sectional study

D Shipton, DM Tappin, T Vadiveloo, JA Crossley… - Bmj, 2009 - bmj.com
Objective To determine what impact reliance on self reported smoking status during
pregnancy has on both the accuracy of smoking prevalence figures and access to smoking …

Exposure of the US population to environmental tobacco smoke: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988 to 1991

JL Pirkle, KM Flegal, JT Bernert, DJ Brody, RA Etzel… - Jama, 1996 - jamanetwork.com
Objective.—To estimate the extent of exposure of the US population to environmental
tobacco smoke and the contribution of the home and workplace environment to …

Passive smoking as well as active smoking increases the risk of acute stroke

R Bonita, J Duncan, T Truelsen, RT Jackson… - Tobacco …, 1999 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
OBJECTIVE To estimate the relative risk of stroke associated with exposure to
environmental tobacco smoke (ETS, passive smoking) and to estimate the risk of stroke …

Association of active and passive smoking with risk of breast cancer among postmenopausal women: a prospective cohort study

J Luo, KL Margolis, J Wactawski-Wende, K Horn… - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
Objective To examine the association between smoking and risk of invasive breast cancer
using quantitative measures of lifetime passive and active smoking exposure among …

Epidemiologic estimate of the proportion of fatalities related to occupational factors in Finland

M Nurminen, A Karjalainen - Scandinavian journal of work, environment & …, 2001 - JSTOR
Objectives This study attempts to estimate the proportion of annual deaths related to
occupational factors in Finland and considers related methodological issues and associated …

Working hours as a risk factor for acute myocardial infarction in Japan: case-control study

S Sokejima, S Kagamimori - Bmj, 1998 - bmj.com
Objective: To clarify the extent to which working hours affect the risk of acute myocardial
infarction, independent of established risk factors and occupational conditions. Design …

Bartenders' respiratory health after establishment of smoke-free bars and taverns

MD Eisner, AK Smith, PD Blanc - Jama, 1998 - jamanetwork.com
Context.—The association between environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure and
respiratory symptoms has not been well established in adults. Objective.—To study the …

Reviews of evidence regarding interventions to reduce tobacco use and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke

DP Hopkins, PA Briss, CJ Ricard, CG Husten… - American journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
Overview: This report presents the results of systematic reviews of effectiveness,
applicability, other effects, economic evaluations, and barriers to use of selected population …