Open AccessEffects of Tobacco Smoke Exposure on Asthma Prevalence and Medical Care Use in North Carolina Middle School Children
Author(s) -
James T. Sturm,
Karin Yeatts,
Dana Loomis
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.94.2.308
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , tobacco smoke , environmental health , passive smoking , population , smoke , cigarette smoking , pediatrics , physics , meteorology
We sought to determine the effects of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and childhood cigarette smoking on asthma symptoms among middle school children in North Carolina.