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Protecting children from passive smoking.
Childhood is a time in which foundations are laid on which the adult is formed. Nevertheless, it is surprising for most to discover just how early in life arteries can show signs of structural or functional damage that may indicate vulnerability to atherosclerosis. Napoli et al1 were the first to demonstrate that even fetal aortas could develop fatty streaks in utero in the presence of maternal...
متن کاملAddressing Passive Smoking in Children
BACKGROUND A significant number of parents are unaware or unconvinced of the health consequences of passive smoking (PS) in children. Physicians could increase parental awareness by giving personal advice. AIM To evaluate the current practices of three Dutch health professions (paediatricians, youth health care physicians, and family physicians) regarding parental counselling for passive smok...
متن کاملHealth effects of "passive smoking" in children.
lthough the prevalence of cigarette smoking has been steadily decreasing in the United States over recent years, 29 percent ofadults and 30 percent ofadolescents still currently smoke. As a consequence, the opportunity for infants and children to be exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) remains substantial, and the observed health effects attributed to such exposure will continue to he a...
متن کاملPassive smoking and the health of children.
on the health of children. 1-3 Tobacco smoke is the commonest indoor environmental pollutant to which children are exposed. In Britain over 3-5 million young children, or half of those aged under 10 years, live with at least one adult who smokes.4 In 20% ofhomes both parents smoke, in 11% only the mother smokes, and in a further 19% only the father smokes.5 As they spend much of their early yea...
متن کاملProtecting Children from Environmental Toxins
0203 Epidemics of overt toxicity following widespread environmental contamination from commercial toxins heralded the discovery of children’s enhanced vulnerability to lead, methyl mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and tobacco [1,2,3,4,5] (Box 1). Over the past three decades, researchers have found that remarkably low-level exposures to these toxins are linked with less overt symptoms ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.107.709998