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July 1, 1994American Journal of Public Health1,759 citationsOpen Access

The validity of self-reported smoking: a review and meta-analysis.

DPDonald L. PatrickACAllen CheadleDTD. C. Thompson

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Self-reports of smoking are accurate in most studies. To improve accuracy, biochemical assessment, preferably with cotinine plasma, should be considered in intervention studies and student populations.

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Patrick et al. (1994) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d7f9e23eff0c9dfaae2ee6https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.84.7.1086
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