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Evaluation of the level of nicotine dependence among adolescent smokers

HRUBÁ, Drahoslava, Ludmila ZACHOVALOVÁ, Jindřich FIALA and Miroslava KYASOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Evaluation of the level of nicotine dependence among adolescent smokers

Name in Czech

Hodnocení úrovně závislosti na nikotinu u dospívajících kuřáků

Name (in English)

Evaluation of the level of nicotine dependence among adolescent smokers

Authors

HRUBÁ, Drahoslava (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Ludmila ZACHOVALOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Jindřich FIALA (203 Czech Republic) and Miroslava KYASOVÁ (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Central European Journal of Public Health, Prague, National Institute of Public Health, 2003, 1210-7778

Other information

Language

Czech

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30304 Public and environmental health

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/03:00028170

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

Keywords in English

smoking; adolescents; dependence
Změněno: 18/6/2009 14:00, prof. MUDr. Drahoslava Hrubá, CSc.

Abstract

V originále

Dotazník obsahující 10 otázek pro hodnocení stupně závislosti u adolescentů byl porovnán s hodnotami kotininu v moči a CO ve vydechovaném vzduchu. Byly nalezeny vysoce pozitivní korelace. Mnoho jedinců 15-17ti letých vykazovalo silnou a velmi silnou závislost na nikotinu a kouření.

In English

The questionnaire containing ten items evaluated the degree of dependence in adolescents were compared with the urinary cotinine and CO in exhaled air. Highly positive correlations were found between data of dependence and biologicat tests of exposure. Many individuals aged 15-17y had a strong and very strong dependence on nicotine and smoking.

Links

IZ208, research and development project
Name: ELSPAC (European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood).