Parental smoking and middle ear disease in children: A review of the evidence

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-39

  Thornton, Alison J ^a   Lee, Peter N ^a  

^a PN Lee Statistics and Computing Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confounding; ETS exposure; Middle ear disease; Parental smoking

Indexed keywords

COTININE; NICOTINE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0032957742     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024607     Document Type: Review

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