Salivary thiocyanate as a biomarker for tobacco exposure - implications in diagnosis and tobacco cessation

Background Tobacco use continues to be the single most leading cause of preventable deaths globally causing more than 5 million deaths/ year. The tobacco use status declared by patients must be objectively validated by biochemical tests. Salivary thiocyanate has been shown to be a suitable indicato...

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Main Authors: Audrey D'Cruz, Anitta Benny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Salivary-thiocyanate-as-a-biomarker-for-tobacco-exposure-implications-in-diagnosis,84274,0,2.html