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L R Vasli

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PubMed1998

[Can we rely on self-reported smoking habits?].

The reliability of self-reporting on smoking habits has been evaluated by comparing the reported smoking habits with the concentration of serum thiocyanate, which is higher in smokers than in non-smokers and increases with increasing cigarette consumption. When a smoker stops smoking, the level of serum thiocyanate decreases and falls to the level observed in non-smokers after about one month. When the questions asked about smoking were neutral, the reported smoking habits were generally reliable. However, in cases where the questions asked and the interview situation could be regarded as unpleasant, the reported smoking habits were not always correct. Some smokers underreported the number of cigarettes they smoked on a daily basis and some of them denied smoking altogether.

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PubMed1993

[Smoking habits among Norwegian soldiers in Lebanon 1986].

The smoking habits in 287 Norwegian soldiers, mean age 24 years, who served for six months in the United Nations' peace-keeping forces in Lebanon was studied by self-administered questionnaire and determination of serum-thiocyanate. According to the questionnaires and verified by serum thiocyanate 42% were non-smokers at departure, 88% of them were still non-smokers at return. 7% of the smokers quit smoking while in Lebanon. The other smokers increased the consumption of cigarettes. The study indicates that campaigns against smoking should preferably be directed toward the youngsters since success among them will have long lasting effect.

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PubMed1988

Diagnosis of vascular injury in children with supracondylar fractures of the humerus.

Four children with suspected vascular injury after supracondylar fractures of the humerus are presented. A noninvasive technique has been used in the diagnosis of vascular injury. A simple non-invasive method using the Doppler equipment connected to a spectrum analyser may exclude the need for arteriography and surgical exploration.

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PubMed1987

Serum thiocyanate, smoking habits and smoking cessation trial in patients with peripheral atherosclerosis.

The smoking habits in patients with atherosclerosis in the lower limbs and the effect of advising them to stop smoking was studied by means of self-declaration of the number of cigarettes smoked per day and determination of serum thiocyanate. Ninety-six per cent of males and 70 per cent of the females were smokers or ex-smokers. The number of years of smoking was about 40 for the smokers of both sexes and the male ex-smokers and 23 for the female ex-smokers. The number of cigarettes smoked per day reported by the patients was less than that reported by the smokers in a reference population. The serum thiocyanate levels confirmed the smoking status of the non-smokers and showed that about one-sixth of the ex-smokers had smoked in the last month prior to the study, and that the smokers on the average were heavy smokers smoking much more than the self-reported number of cigarettes. The effect of advising the patients to quit smoking was very disappointing. A maximum of 15 per cent of the smokers stopped smoking while some of the ex-smokers resumed smoking.

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