title: The effect of advice to stop smoking on arterial disease patients, assessed by serum thiocyanate levels.
abstract: Serum thiocyanate has shown itself to be useful in distinguishing smokers from non-smokers. Our anti-smoking attitude resulted in 12 out of 32 smokers stopping smoking during the trial. Further, our evidence suggests that a patient who says he has given up smoking entirely can probably be believed, but a claim to have reduced smoking may be less reliable.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013861:Thiocyanates / Q000097:blood*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*
chemical_list: D013861:Thiocyanates