Second-hand smoking and carboxyhemoglobin levels in children: A prospective observational study

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-89

  Yee, Branden E ^a   Ahmed, Mohammed I ^a   Brugge, Doug ^b   Farrell, Maureen ^a   Lozada, Gustavo ^b   Idupaganthi, Raghu ^b   Schumann, Roman ^b  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Carbon monoxide; Carboxyhemoglobin; Environmental tobacco smoke exposure

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; CIGARETTE SMOKE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AIR QUALITY; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OXIMETER; PARENTAL SMOKING; PASSIVE SMOKING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

AGING; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOKERY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEATING; HUMANS; INFANT; LAUNDERING; MALE; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 73649125322     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2009.03192.x     Document Type: Article

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