Urinary cotinine in tobacco farmers in Southern Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe urinary cotinine levels in tobacco farmers. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2,570 tobacco farmers. All participants that reported green tobacco sickness in the week prior to the interview plus a subsample of 492 pesticide applicators were included....

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Main Authors: Anaclaudia Gastal Fassa, Rodrigo Dalke Meucci, Nadia Spada Fiori, Maria Laura Vidal Carrett, Neice Muller Xavier Faria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2018-07-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102018000100261&lng=en&tlng=en