Toward improved statistical methods for analyzing Cotinine-Biomarker health association data

Toward improved statistical methods for analyzing Cotinine-Biomarker health association data

Background Serum cotinine, a metabolite of nicotine, is frequently used in research as a biomarker of recent tobacco smoke exposure. Historically, secondhand smoke (SHS) research uses suboptimal statistical methods due to censored serum cotinine values, meaning a measurement below the limit of detec...

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Main Authors: Tulay Koru-Sengul, John D. Clark, Lora E. Fleming, David J. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2011-10-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
Subjects:
homocysteine
multiple imputation
cotinine
serum cotinine
single imputation
Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Toward-improved-statistical-methods-for-analyzing-Cotinine-Biomarker-health-association-data,66052,0,2.html

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