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Original Articles

Relative Sensitivity and Specificity of Salivary and Serum Cotinine in Identifying Tobacco-Smoking Status of Self-Reported Nonsmokers and Smokers of Tobacco and/or Marijuana

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Pages 53-58 | Accepted 07 Jun 1988, Published online: 03 Aug 2010

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