A prospective, observational study investigating the use of carbon monoxide screening to identify maternal smoking in a large university hospital in Ireland
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A prospective, observational study investigating the use of carbon monoxide screening to identify maternal smoking
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https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/7/e022089.abstract

This study evaluated breath carbon monoxide (BCO) testing in identifying maternal smokers as well as the difference between disclosers and non-disclosers of smoking status. We also investigated if other extrinsic factors affected the women’s BCO levels in pregnancy.

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