title: Passive smoking is a risk factor for esophagitis in children.
abstract: A case-control study was undertaken to determine whether esophagitis in children correlated with exposure to parental cigarette smoking. At least one parent smoked in 77 (79%) of 97 families in the study group, compared with 42 (38.9%) of the 108 families in the control group (p < 0.001). Passive smoking is a risk factor for the development of esophagitis in children, providing added support for public health efforts to restrict childhood exposure to tobacco smoke.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Shabib
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cutz
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Sherman
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution