[The consequences of parental smoking in children: pediatricians must act].
Prenatal and childhood passive tobacco smoke exposure resulting from parental smoking may have severe side effects, such as low birth weight, prematurity, sudden infant death syndrome, upper and lower respiratory tract infections and asthma. By giving information to parents, and particularly by emphasizing the dangers of passive smoke exposure for their children, pediatricians have a critical role to play in their prevention. This may also be helpful for adolescents who are starting to smoke actively by trying to understand the needs that they express by this behavior, and encouraging them to go to a stop smoking counseling center.
Juchet
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Unité des maladies respiratoires et allergiques de l'enfant, hôpital des Enfants, 31059 Toulouse, France.
Micheau
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Brémont
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Dutau
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010372:Pediatrics; D010819:Physician's Role; D011247:Pregnancy; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000517:prevention & control
D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution