Wednesday, June 27, 2007

MMWR - Exposire to Secondhand Smoke Among Students Aged 13-15 years

From Medscape.com:

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Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Among Students Aged 13--15 Years --- Worldwide, 2000--2007 Secondhand smoke causes heart disease and lung cancer in adults and increases risk of SIDS, ARIs, middle-ear disease, worsened asthma, respiratory symptoms, and slowed lung growth in children.
MMWR 56(20) 2007

Here is a link to the MMWR article:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5620a2.htm

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