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Published in: Tobacco Induced Diseases 1/2014

Open Access 01-06-2014 | Meeting abstract

Design and implementation of questionnaires to assess chronic exposure to secondhand smoke in children and adults

Authors: Mary Misailidi, Christos I Papakonstantinou, Manolis N Tzatzarakis, Mathaios P Kavvalakis, Yiannis Koutedakis, Aristidis M Tsatsakis, Andreas D Flouris

Published in: Tobacco Induced Diseases | Special Issue 1/2014

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Despite a multitude of anti-smoking campaigns being active worldwide, the number of smokers is currently larger than at any other time in human history. An essential first step towards minimizing the health effects of secondhand smoke (SHS) is to accurately assess the exposure level of individuals. The objectives of this study were to: (i) to develop questionnaires that can identify never-smoking children and adults experiencing increased exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS+), (ii) to determine their validity against hair nicotine, and (iii) assess their reliability. …
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Title
Design and implementation of questionnaires to assess chronic exposure to secondhand smoke in children and adults
Authors
Mary Misailidi
Christos I Papakonstantinou
Manolis N Tzatzarakis
Mathaios P Kavvalakis
Yiannis Koutedakis
Aristidis M Tsatsakis
Andreas D Flouris
Publication date
01-06-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Tobacco Induced Diseases / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1617-9625
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1617-9625-12-S1-A28

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