Children and secondhand smoke exposure / Janice R. Harrington, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harrington, Janice R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Passive smoking in children.

Children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Today, massive and conclusive scientific evidence documents the serious health risks that second-hand smoke poses to children, and the list of these health conditions has lengthened. The 2006 Surgeon General's report on The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke concludes that children who are exposed to second-hand smoke are at an increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome, lower respiratory infections, middle ear disease, more severe asthma, respiratory symptoms, and slowed lung growth. Because their respiratory, immune, and nervous systems are still developing, children are especially vulnerable to the health effects of second-hand smoke. In addition, young children typically are exposed to second-hand smoke involuntarily and have limited options for avoiding exposure. They depend on their parents and on adults around them for protection.

Contents:

Intro

Children and Secondhand Smoke Exposure

Contents

Preface

Foreword

Introduction

References

Excerpts from Chapter 1. Introduction, Summary, and Conclusions

Definitions and Terminology

Major Conclusions

Excerpts from Chapter 4. Prevalence of Exposure to Secondhand Smoke

Methods

Estimates of Exposure

Conclusions

Overall Implications

Excerpts from Chapter 5. Reproductive and Developmental Effects from Exposure to Secondhand Smoke

Conclusions of Previous Surgeon General's Reports and Other Relevant Reports

Literature Search Methods

Critical Exposure Periods for Reproductive and Development Effects

Fertility

Pregnancy (Spontaneous Abortion and Perinatal Death

Conclusion

Infant Deaths

Suddent Infant Death Syndrome

Preterm Delivery

Low Birth Weight

Congenital Malformations

Cognitive, Behavioral, and Physical Development

Childhood Cancer

Excerpts from Chapter 6. Respiratory Effects in Children from Exposure to Secondhand Smoke

Mechanisms of Health Effects from Secondhand Tobacco Smoke

Methods Used to Review the Evidence

Lower Respiratory Illnesses in Infancy and Early Childhood

Middle Ear Disease and Adenotonsillectomy

Respiratory Symptoms and Prevalent Asthma in School-Age Children

Childhood Asthma Onset

Atopy

Lung Growth and Pulmonary Function

Excerpts from Chapter 10. Control of Secondhand Smoke Exposure

Attitudes and Beliefs About Secondhand Smoke

Policy Approaches

A Vision for the Future

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60876-598-9

OCLC:

853455276