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. 2013 Oct;10(5):496–503. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201301-001OC

Table 1.

Quality rating scale for assessment of active cigarette smoking

  Points
Smoking group designation  
 Active smoker only 2
 Active and former smokers, or not reported 0
Source of smoking assessment  
 Biomarker 4
 Self-report only 3
 Self-, surrogate, or chart report 2
 Chart report only 1
 Unclear 0