Open AccessSecondhand smoke exposure and serum cotinine levels among current smokers in the USA
Author(s) -
Ryan Lindsay,
Janice Y. Tsoh,
Hai Yen Sung,
Wendy Max
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
tobacco control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.715
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1468-3318
pISSN - 0964-4563
DOI - 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051782
Subject(s) - cotinine , secondhand smoke , medicine , national health and nutrition examination survey , nicotine , environmental health , population , toxicology , biology
Secondhand smoke (SHS) likely provides additional exposure to nicotine and toxins for smokers, but has been understudied. Our objective was to determine whether SHS exposure among smokers yields detectable differences in cotinine levels compared with unexposed smokers at the population level.