Nicotine dependence and urinary nicotine, cotinine and hydroxycotinine levels in daily smokers
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Can urinary cotinine predict nicotine dependence level in smokers?
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Public Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1464-360X,1101-1262
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv172.006