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SMOKING AND PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY HEALTH

Clinics in Chest Medicine, ISSN: 0272-5231, Vol: 21, Issue: 1, Page: 37-46
2000
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In the United States, 43% of children 2 months to 11 years of age live in a home with at least one smoker. This may represent underreporting, given that 91% of children 4 years of age and older have detectable levels of cotinine, a metabolite of nicotine, commonly used as a marker of smoke exposure. 50 There is increasing evidence that this exposure to cigarette smoke has substantial adverse effects on the respiratory health of children. This article addresses the effects of prenatal exposure to cigarette smoke on the developing lungs as well as the effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure on children's respiratory health. The respiratory effects of active smoking among children are not discussed.

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