Children and Environmental Tobacco Smoke Canadian Institute of Child Health fact sheet. Clinical Briefs - American Family Physician, July 1997 Environmental tobacco smoke causes illnesses in children, including lower respiratory disease, middle ear effusion, asthma and sudden infant death syndrome. One study found that the overall cancer risk was greater for individuals exposed to environmental tobacco smoke during both childhood and adulthood than for individuals with a history of exposure during only one of those periods. Feb Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
Secondhand smoke causes middle ear disease in children.
Effects of ETS on Children Excerpted from EPA report, published by the National Conservation Guild, as part of their indoor air quality issues series. A Hazard to Children Policy statement and report from the American Academy of Pediatrics, April 1997. Goes well beyond the EPA report. Updated bibliography covers the research. Growing up in Smoke is dangerous Children are Passive Smokers, and by the millions.