Environmental tobacco smoke exposure as a risk factor for infections in infancy

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1137-1141

  Galanakis, E ^a   Ladomenou, F ^a   Kafatos, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Environmental tobacco smoke; Hospital admission; Infancy; Infections; Passive smoking

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE; TOBACCO SMOKE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONJUNCTIVITIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GASTROENTERITIS; GREECE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INFANT DISEASE; INFECTION; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MOTHER; PARENT; PASSIVE SMOKING; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; THRUSH; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BREAST FEEDING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTION; INHALATION EXPOSURE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 66749140111     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01276.x     Document Type: Article

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