Open AccessPassive smoking and lower respiratory tract illnesses in children
Author(s) -
Ihab Hafez El Sawy,
Fatma M. Kamel Nasr,
Ehsan Mowafy,
Ola Sharaki,
Adel M. Abdel Bakey
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/1997.3.3.425
Subject(s) - cotinine , medicine , passive smoking , tobacco smoke , urinary system , respiratory tract , respiratory tract infections , respiratory system , creatinine , pediatrics , environmental health , nicotine
The relationship between household tobacco smoke exposure and wheezing and nonwheezing lower respiratory tract illnesses in young children was investigated using both a questionnaire and the urinary cotinine/creatinine ratio to assess passive smoking. A case-control study was conducted on 60 children