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	Breast-feeding and Secondhand Exposure to Cigarettes - http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/153/7/689 Measures infants' exposure from maternal smoking.
	Association of Pediatric Dental Caries with Passive Smoking - http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/289/10/1258 Research finds that children exposed to secondhand smoke get more cavities.
	KIISS - Kids Involuntarily Inhaling Secondhand Smoke - http://www.kiiss.org/ Educates parents on keeping their homes and cars smokefree for their children's health.
	Environmental Tobacco Smoke: A Hazard to Children - http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;99/4/639?fulltext=tobacco+smoke Policy statement and report from the American Academy of Pediatrics, April 1997. Goes well beyond the EPA report. Updated bibliography covers the research.
	Fetal Nicotine or Cocaine Exposure: Which One is Worse? - http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/285/3/931 Research article compares measured effects of prenatal exposure to the substances.

	Children at Risk from ETS - http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1999/107-11/niehsnews.html#risk Young children and unborn infants are more vulnerable than adults to genetic damage from secondhand smoke, and exposures during early development increase the risk of cancer later in life, according to a study at Columbia University.
	Second Hand Smoke & Kids - http://www.smoke-free.ca/Second-Hand-Smoke/health_kids.htm Second hand smoke is a major cause of children's illness -- yet 85% of adults who smoke and who live with a child do not ensure that the child is not exposed to the smoke from their cigarettes. Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada provides background and research details.
	Secondhand Smoke and Children - http://www.gaspforair.org/gasp/gedc/index.php#12 Articles and factsheets on secondhand smoke and children.
	Dr. Spock: Secondhand Smoke and Children's Health - http://www.drspock.com/article/0,1510,5431,00.html Summary of effects of secondhand smoke on children.
	Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Children - http://www.gaspforair.org/gasp/gedc/artcl-new.php?ID=108 Factsheet summarizes the effects.

	Effects of Restaurant Smoking Regulations on Children - http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/94/2/321 Research finds that strong local restaurant smoking regulations reduce the amount of secondhand smoke that children are exposed to.
	Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Asthma in Children - http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/94/2/308 Research finds that firsthand and secondhand smoke causes about 15% of asthma in North Carolina children.
	WHO Report on Tobacco Smoke and Child Health - http://ash.org/who-ets-rpt.html 1999 report summarizes the effects of secondhand smoke on children.
	Secondhand Smoke May Cause Early Lung Damage in Children - http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/125/4/1387 Recent research finds that exposure to secondhand smoke in healthy male adolescents is associated with lung function impairment independently of the effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy.
	Effects of ETS on Children - http://www.nationalguild.com/library/ets_children.html Excerpted from EPA report, published by the National Conservation Guild, as part of their indoor air quality issues series.

	Education For Change: Second Hand Smoke and its Effect on the Young - http://www.efc.co.nz/frame.php3?main=information.php3%3Fpage%3D2 List of problems that parental smoking causes in the fetus and child, from a provider of smoking-cessation and SIDS-prevention services.
	Secondhand Smoke and Childhood Illness and Disease - http://www.ocat.org/healtheffects/childhood.html Effect of prenatal and childhood exposure to secondhand smoke.
	Secondhand Smoke Blunts Learning - http://www.drgreene.com/21_954.html An estimated 13 million children in the US are exposed to enough tobacco smoke to affect their learning; report summarizes.
	Passive Smoke Damage to Children Measured - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2489767.stm Children who were exposed to secondhand smoke had much higher levels of chemicals in their blood which suggested their blood vessel walls could already be under attack, recent research finds.
	Childhood asthma - http://www.ahrq.gov/research/may98/ra1.htm "Half the cases of early childhood asthma are due to secondhand cigarette smoke".

	Passive Smoke "Ruins Child Teeth" - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2844703.stm Children growing up in a house filled with cigarette smoke are likely to need more visits to the dentist, say researchers.
	Secondhand Smoke Snuffs Health of Children - http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/news/s_83322.html Article on program to encourage parents to protect kids from secondhand smoke.
	WHO: Children and Secondhand Smoke - http://www.oldash.org.uk/html/passive/html/who-ets.html Tobacco Free Initiative, International Consultation on Environmental Tobacco, Smoke (ETS) and Child Health, Geneva Switzerland. Includes summary of the research, exposure levels, effects.
	Passive Smoking: The Impact On Children - http://oldash.org.uk/html/passive/html/kidsbrief.html ASH-UK report pulls together the latest research to assess how much secondhand smoke children are exposed to, the diseases that this is causing in children, the public awareness of these facts, and educational and policy strategies to reduce this harm.
	Second Hand Smoke in Pregnancy - http://www.fensende.com/Users/swnymph/refs/smoke.html Secondhand smoke can hurt unborn babies

	Children and Secondhand Smoke - http://www.cancer.ca/ccs/internet/standard/0,3182,3172_13127_262985_langId-en,00.html Online pamphlet from the Canadian Cancer Society.
	Environmental Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Increases the Risk of Respiratory Symptoms and Disease in Children - http://www.ahrq.gov/research/feb02/0202RA6.htm Summary of research findings as of 2002.
	AAP - Environmental Tobacco Smoke: A Danger to Children - http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ1UBHWQ7C&sub_cat=29 Short discussion from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
	Federal Report on Kids at Risk from Passive Smoking - http://www.gaspforair.org/gasp/gedc/artcl-new.php?ID=67 GASP of Colorado Education Center summarizes recent research estimating number of kids exposed to secondhand smoke and its effects on their health.
	Secondhand Smoke Increases Complications in Children with Sickle Cell Disease - http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-12/uocd-pts121603.php Research finds hat children with sickle cell disease who are exposed to tobacco smoke in the home have more complications from the disease than those who live in a smokefree environment.

	NRDC Pro: Our Children At Risk - Chapter 6 - http://www.nrdc.org/health/kids/ocar/chap6.asp Secondhand smoke is an environmental health risk.
	Nicotine's Double Link to Cot Death - http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2771 New research suggests that tobacco products cause SIDS in two different ways: disrupting a baby's breathing, and disrupting neural circuits.

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