Urinary Cotinine and Breath Carbon Monoxide Levels Among Bar and Restaurant Employees in Ankara

Caman O. K., Erguder B. I., Ozcebe H., Bilir N.

NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH, cilt.15, sa.8, ss.1446-1452, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1093/ntr/nts345
  • Dergi Adı: NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1446-1452
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Hospitality sector employees constitute one of the key groups with respect to their secondhand tobacco smoke exposure at work. This study aimed to detect urinary cotinine and breath carbon monoxide (CO) levels among bar and restaurant employees in Ankara, as well as the employees' opinions on the new antitobacco law, changes in smoking behavior, and subjective health status before and after the law entered into force.