<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In recent years, the increased availability of tobacco products other than conventional cigarettes, the use of puffing topography devices for smoking behaviour studies and the use of biomarkers to study smoke constituents exposure have generated the need for a more comprehensive set of definitions concerning smoking behaviour and exposure to smoke. The definitions offered in this paper are based on many years of practical experience and on consensus within a broad group of scientists working in these areas. It is intended that, with wider and more consistent usage, these definitions should reduce any misunderstandings and facilitate interpretation of future studies.</p></abstract>

In recent years, the increased availability of tobacco products other than conventional cigarettes, the use of puffing topography devices for smoking behaviour studies and the use of biomarkers to study smoke constituents exposure have generated the need for a more comprehensive set of definitions concerning smoking behaviour and exposure to smoke. The definitions offered in this paper are based on many years of practical experience and on consensus within a broad group of scientists working in these areas. It is intended that, with wider and more consistent usage, these definitions should reduce any misunderstandings and facilitate interpretation of future studies.

Assessing Smoking Behaviour and Tobacco Smoke Exposure: Definitions and Methods

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In recent years, the increased availability of tobacco products other than conventional cigarettes, the use of puffing topography devices for smoking behaviour...

Assessing Smoking Behaviour and Tobacco Smoke Exposure: Definitions and Methods

Publicado en línea: 30 dic 2014

Páginas: 685 - 699

Recibido: 13 jun 2013

Aceptado: 30 oct 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2013-0945

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