Parental smoking and the risk of middle ear disease in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 18-27

  Jones, Laura L ^a   Hassanien, Amal ^a   Cook, Derek G ^a   Britton, John ^b   Leonardi Bee, Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBASE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MATERNAL SMOKING; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; PATERNAL SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; ODDS RATIO; OTITIS MEDIA; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84855306473     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.158     Document Type: Review

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