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Tobacco Smoke Exposure, Airway Resistance, and Asthma in School-age Children.

Authors :
den Dekker, Herman T.
Sonnenschein-van der Voort, Agnes M. M.
de Jongste, Johan C.
Reiss, Irwin K.
Hofman, Albert
Jaddoe, Vincent W. V.
Duijts, Liesbeth
Source :
CHEST; Sep2015, Vol. 148 Issue 3, p607-617, 11p
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

The article presents a study on the relationship between tobacco smoke exposure and childhood asthma. Topics discussed include the use of survey questionnaires and medical examinations to acquire the relevant data for the study, the use of the SPSS version 21.0 statistical software in the analysis, and study finding suggesting the association of continued maternal smoking during pregnancy with increased risks of early and persistent wheezing.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00123692
Volume :
148
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
CHEST
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
109312444
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.14-1520