Passive smoking, as measured by hair nicotine, and severity of acute lower respiratory illnesses among children
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Passive smoking, as measured by hair nicotine, and severity of acute lower respiratory illnesses among children
UNLABELLED : The aim of this study was to describe the association between passive smoking and the severity of acute lower respiratory illnesses (ALRI) among 351 children aged 3-27 months admitted to hospital. A total of 297 children provided hair samples, which were analysed for hair nicotine levels as an indicator of passive smoking. A severity of illness grading system was developed by using...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tobacco Induced Diseases
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1617-9625
DOI: 10.1186/1617-9625-1-1-27