The effectiveness of breath carbon monoxide analyzer in screening for environmental tobacco smoke exposure in Saudi pregnant women

The effectiveness of breath carbon monoxide analyzer in screening for environmental tobacco smoke exposure in Saudi pregnant women

Background: Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has harmful effects on the pregnancy outcomes similar to those observed in actively smoking pregnant women. The aim of this study was to estimate the sensitivity and specificity of the breath carbon monoxide (BCO) analysis in the assessment o...

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Main Authors: Rasmieh Ayed Alzeidan, Ahmed Amin Mandil, Amel Ahmed Ahmed, Hayfaa Abdulmajeed Wahabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Breath carbon monoxide analyzer
environmental tobacco smoke
pregnancy
Saudi Arabia
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2013;volume=8;issue=4;spage=214;epage=217;aulast=Alzeidan

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http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2013;volume=8;issue=4;spage=214;epage=217;aulast=Alzeidan

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