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The impact of implementation of smoke-free legislation in England on cotinine levels in adults
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  1. H. Wardle1,
  2. S. Nicholson1,
  3. J. Mindell2,
  4. R. Craig1
  1. 1
    National Centre for Social Research (NatCen), London, UK
  2. 2
    Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University College London, London, UK

    https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2009.096719x

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      Objective

      To investigate the impact of the implementation on 1st July 2007 of smokefree legislation in England on tobacco smoke exposure and cotinine levels in non-smoking adults.

      Design

      Cross-sectional survey.

      Setting

      Private households in England.

      Participants

      Nationally-representative sample of 5330 (2585 male) self-reported non-smokers (never or ex-smokers) aged 16+ interviewed in the 2007 Health Survey for England; 3183 cotinine-validated non-smokers aged 16+ (1441 men) with a saliva sample.

      Main Outcome Measures

      Mean weekly duration of self-reported tobacco smoke exposure; geometric mean salivary cotinine. Cotinine is an excellent marker of exposure to tobacco. Low levels indicate exposure …

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