Open AccessAssociation between environmental tobacco smoke exposure and wheezing disorders in Austrian preschool children
Author(s) -
Elisabeth Horak,
Bernhard Morass,
Hanno Ulmer
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0036-7672
DOI - 10.4414/smw.2007.11870
Subject(s) - medicine , passive smoking , breastfeeding , tobacco smoke , asthma , environmental health , cross sectional study , hay fever , pediatrics , socioeconomic status , respiratory sounds , atopic dermatitis , population , immunology , pathology
Passive smoking is a problem in children and adults, but recent studies found the impact to be strongest in the developing foetus and the first years of life. In this cross sectional study we investigated the effect of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on atopic and wheezing disorders in Austrian preschool children.
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