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Passive smoking assessed by salivary cotinine and self-report in relation to cause-specific mortality: 17-year follow-up of study participants in the UK Health and Lifestyle Survey

Batty, GD; Gale, CR; Jefferis, B; Kvaavik, E; (2014) Passive smoking assessed by salivary cotinine and self-report in relation to cause-specific mortality: 17-year follow-up of study participants in the UK Health and Lifestyle Survey. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health , 68 (12) pp. 1200-1203. 10.1136/jech-2014-203870. Green open access

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Abstract

Evidence that passive smoking is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and selected cancers is largely derived from studies in which this exposure is self-reported. Objective assessment using biochemical techniques may yield a more accurate estimate of risk, although each approach has its strengths and weaknesses. We examined the association of salivary cotinine, a widely utilised biomarker for passive smoking, and self-reported passive smoking in the home, with mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease and all cancers combined.

Type: Article
Title: Passive smoking assessed by salivary cotinine and self-report in relation to cause-specific mortality: 17-year follow-up of study participants in the UK Health and Lifestyle Survey
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-203870
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2014-203870
Language: English
Additional information: This article has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health following peer review. The definitive copyedited, typeset version Batty, GD; Gale, CR; Jefferis, B; Kvaavik, E; (2014) Passive smoking assessed by salivary cotinine and self-report in relation to cause-specific mortality: 17-year follow-up of study participants in the UK Health and Lifestyle Survey. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health , 68 (12) pp. 1200-1203, is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2014-203870
Keywords: Cancer Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Smoking, Adult, Cotinine, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Great Britain, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mortality, Saliva, Self Report, Tobacco Smoke Pollution
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Primary Care and Population Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1443054
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