Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS OFR0xdwm. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Study objective : The aim of this study was to compare the two biomarkers of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) ; urine cotinine and hair nicotine, using questionnaires as the standard. Design : A cross sectional study of children consecutively admitted to hospital for lower respiratory illnesses during the period of the study. Settings : Three regional hospitals in the larger Wellington area, New Zealand. Participants : Children aged 3-27 months and admitted to the above hospitals during August 1997 to October 1998. A total of 322 children provided 297 hair samples and 158 urine samples. Main results : Hair nicotine levels were better able to discriminate the groups of children according to their household's smoking habits at home (no smokers, smoke only outside the home, smoke inside the house) than urine cotinine (Kruskall-Wallis ; x2=142.14, and x2=49.5, respectively (p
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