Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Children’s Health
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Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Children’s Health
Children are the most ETS-sensitive population due to their smaller bronchial tubes and less-developed immune systems; they also breathe faster and take in more harmful chemicals per kg of body weight than do adults (1, 6). In addition, children spend more time in indoor environments, and have more contact with surfaces, such as carpet or upholstery, that are exposed to ETS. ETS begins to threa...
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UNLABELLED Almost half of the child population is involuntarily exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). The ETS exposure gives rise to an excessive risk of several diseases in infancy and childhood, including sudden infant death syndrome, upper and lower respiratory infections, asthma and middle ear diseases. It is also linked to cancer, and behavioural problems and neurocognitive deficit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Iranian Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2008-2142,2008-2150
DOI: 10.5812/ijp.5935