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European Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics 3/2005

01-03-2005 | Short Report

A new method to evaluate nicotine exposure in infants

Authors: Werner Sauseng, Heinz Zotter, Sigrid Thaller, Reingard Aigner, Reinhold Kerbl

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 3/2005

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Exposure of infants to parental smoking has been associated with several adverse health effects [6]. It was the aim of this study to find an easily applicable method to collect urine samples from infants and to correlate cotinine concentrations with parental smoking habits. This study was approved by the local Ethics Committee. …
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Metadata
Title
A new method to evaluate nicotine exposure in infants
Authors
Werner Sauseng
Heinz Zotter
Sigrid Thaller
Reingard Aigner
Reinhold Kerbl
Publication date
01-03-2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 3/2005
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-004-1603-x

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