[Biomarkers of Smoking - Which Cut-Off Values Should be Used?]
@article{Gruber2018BiomarkersOS, title={[Biomarkers of Smoking - Which Cut-Off Values Should be Used?]}, author={D. Gruber and M. Schuurmans}, journal={Praxis}, year={2018}, volume={107 14}, pages={ 758-762 } }
Biomarkers of Smoking - Which Cut-Off Values Should be Used? Abstract. Verification of smoking status by means of biomarkers is important for treatment decisions of patients with smoking-related diseases. Cotinine is currently the best biomarker to document nicotine consumption. A low cost alternative method to determine smoking status is by measurement of carboxyhemoglobin (CO-Hb) in the exhaled breath. The main disadvantage of CO-Hb is the short half-life. The appropriate cut-off value for… CONTINUE READING