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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.

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.

Breast-feeding and Secondhand Exposure to Cigarettes - http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/153/7/689
Measures infants' exposure from maternal smoking.

Childhood asthma - http://www.ahrq.gov/research/may98/ra1.htm
"Half the cases of early childhood asthma are due to secondhand cigarette smoke".

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Children - http://www.gaspforair.org/gasp/gedc/artcl-new.php?ID=108
Factsheet summarizes the effects.

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.

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.

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.

KIISS - Kids Involuntarily Inhaling Secondhand Smoke - http://www.kiiss.org/
Educates parents on keeping their homes and cars smokefree for their children's health.

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.

NRDC Pro: Our Children At Risk - Chapter 6 - http://www.nrdc.org/health/kids/ocar/chap6.asp
Secondhand smoke is an environmental health risk.

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.

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.

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 & 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.

Second Hand Smoke in Pregnancy - http://www.fensende.com/Users/swnymph/refs/smoke.html
Secondhand smoke can hurt unborn babies

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 and Children - http://www.gaspforair.org/gasp/gedc/index.php#12
Articles and factsheets on secondhand smoke and children.

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.

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.

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.

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 Report on Tobacco Smoke and Child Health - http://ash.org/who-ets-rpt.html
1999 report summarizes the effects of secondhand smoke on children.

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.

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