RT Journal
A1 Couluris M, Schnapf BM, Casey A, Xu P, Gross-King M, Krischer J
T1 HOw to measure secondhand smoke exposure in a pediatric clinic setting
JF Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
JO Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
YR 2011
FD July 1
VO 165
IS 7
SP 670
OP 671
DO 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.88
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.88
AB 
There has been a recent focus to decrease environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure among children,1- 2 but an important obstacle to overcome is how to accurately measure ETS exposure. Standardized questionnaires are associated with a high frequency of underreporting.3- 4 Cotinine, a biomarker for tobacco exposure, appears to be a more promising method to accurately detect ETS exposure,5 but testing is currently expensive and results are not immediately available. We conducted a study to evaluate the use of a urine dipstick to measure cotinine as an alternative to the current complex testing.