Richard C Frecker
Biographic Data
| ID | 6066649 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard C Frecker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard C |
| FAMILY NAME | Frecker |
| SIGNATURE | FRECKER R C |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence
We examine and refine the Fagerström Tolerance Questionnaire (FTQ; Fagerström, 1978). The relation between each FTQ item and biochemical measures of heaviness of smoking was examined in 254 smokers. We found that the nicotine rating item and the inhalation item were unrelated to any of our biochemical measures and these two items were primary contributors to psychometric deficiencies in the FTQ. We also found that a revised scoring of time to the…
Measuring the Heaviness of Smoking
Two simple self‐report measures have been used to assess the heaviness of smoking,‘number of cigarettes per day’(CPD) and‘time to the first cigarette of the day’(TTF). Little attention, however, has been given to the precise method of scoring this information. Using biochemical indicators of heaviness of smoking (alveolar carbon monoxide and cotinine), we explore the optimum data transformations for regression analysis and categorical analysis. W…
Riposte to “The Low Yield Cigarette”
Riposte to “The Low Yield Cigarette” Lynn T. Kozlowski, Richard C. Frecker, Virginia Khouw, and Marilyn A. Pope CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.71.5.536 Published Online: October 07, 2011
The misuse of 'less-hazardous' cigarettes and its detection
Smokers of low-yield, ventilated-filter cigarettes sometimes defeat the purpose of the smoke-dilution holes by occluding them with fingers, lips, or tape. Blocking the holes is shown to have large effects on the delivery by these cigarettes of toxic products (nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide). Techniques for detecting this misuse of "less hazardous" cigarettes are discussed, with particular emphasis on the distinctive signs of hole-blocking whi…
The misuse of 'less-hazardous' cigarettes and its detection
Smokers of low-yield, ventilated-filter cigarettes sometimes defeat the purpose of the smoke-dilution holes by occluding them with fingers, lips, or tape. Blocking the holes is shown to have large effects on the delivery by these cigarettes of toxic products (nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide). Techniques for detecting this misuse of "less hazardous" cigarettes are discussed, with particular emphasis on the distinctive signs of hole-blocking whi…
The misuse of 'less-hazardous' cigarettes and its detection
Smokers of low-yield, ventilated-filter cigarettes sometimes defeat the purpose of the smoke-dilution holes by occluding them with fingers, lips, or tape. Blocking the holes is shown to have large effects on the delivery by these cigarettes of toxic products (nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide). Techniques for detecting this misuse of "less hazardous" cigarettes are discussed, with particular emphasis on the distinctive signs of hole-blocking whi…
Riposte to “The Low Yield Cigarette”
Riposte to “The Low Yield Cigarette” Lynn T. Kozlowski, Richard C. Frecker, Virginia Khouw, and Marilyn A. Pope CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.71.5.536 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Measuring the Heaviness of Smoking
Two simple self‐report measures have been used to assess the heaviness of smoking,‘number of cigarettes per day’(CPD) and‘time to the first cigarette of the day’(TTF). Little attention, however, has been given to the precise method of scoring this information. Using biochemical indicators of heaviness of smoking (alveolar carbon monoxide and cotinine), we explore the optimum data transformations for regression analysis and categorical analysis. W…
The Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence
We examine and refine the Fagerström Tolerance Questionnaire (FTQ; Fagerström, 1978). The relation between each FTQ item and biochemical measures of heaviness of smoking was examined in 254 smokers. We found that the nicotine rating item and the inhalation item were unrelated to any of our biochemical measures and these two items were primary contributors to psychometric deficiencies in the FTQ. We also found that a revised scoring of time to the…
Medicine (4 works) · Nicotine (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (2 works) · Animal science (1 work) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (1 work) · Blocking (statistics) (1 work) · Categorical variable (1 work) · Cigarette smoking (1 work)