[The effect of smoking and passive smoking on thiocyanate content in saliva].
The saliva thiocyanate contents were determined among smokers and passive smokers. The saliva thiocyanate contents of passive smokers in smoking environment and non-smoking environment were compared. The results showed that the saliva thiocyanate in smoking environment was higher than that in non-smoking environment (P<0.01). The results indicate that the saliva thiocyanate detecting is a direct and sensitive index for evaluating the hazard of passive smoking.
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Basic Medical Science College, Hubei Medical University, Wuhan 430071, China.
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D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry*; D012907:Smoking / Q000378:metabolism*; D013861:Thiocyanates / Q000032:analysis*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution
D013861:Thiocyanates; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution; C031760:thiocyanate