Exposure of Children to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) and Its Association with Respiratory Ailments

@article{Tamim2003ExposureOC,
  title={Exposure of Children to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) and Its Association with Respiratory Ailments},
  author={Hala Tamim and Umayya M Musharrafieh and Zana El Roueiheb and Khalid Yunis and Wassim Y. Almawi},
  journal={Journal of Asthma},
  year={2003},
  volume={40},
  pages={571 - 576}
}
Objectives. To assess the impact of domestic passive smoking (cigarettes or narghile) on the development of respiratory ailments among children ages 10–15 years. Methods. Students were recruited from five private schools in Beirut, and information on demographic, in-home smoking, and students' respiratory tract illnesses (cough, wheezing, runny nose, or nasal congestion) were collected from each participant. Results. Of 625 students surveyed, 438 (70.1%) had at least one individual smoking at… 
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An association between exposure to ETS of the mother smoking cigarette or narghile and ever wheezing, nocturnal cough and severe wheeze is found; however, the strongest association was found when the mother smoked Narghile.
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Narghile smoking appears to follow different gender and social patterns than cigarette smoking, in order to develop adequate prevention policies.
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The reviewed literature shows that most of hookah ETS is made up of EMSS and that the latter qualitatively differs from MSS, and the toxicity of hookahs ETS for non-smokers should not be overestimated and hyped in an unscientific way.
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