Exposure to parental smoking in childhood is associated with persistence of respiratory symptoms into young adult life.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.07.030 and PMC identifier 4186895.
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Abstract
Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has been established as a significant risk factor for respiratory symptoms and diseases in children. However, it is unclear whether the effects of childhood exposure to ETS track into adult life. By using data from the long-term population-based cohort of the TESAOD study, this study found that parental ETS exposure in childhood significantly increases the risk of persistent cough, chronic cough, and wheeze into young adult life.
Medical subject headings
- Environmental Exposure
- Respiratory Tract Diseases
- Smoking
- Tobacco Smoke Pollution