title: [Smoking problem in developmental age].
abstract: In this paper major health and psychosocial problems, including smoking habits, in children and adolescents in Poland are presented. Among other threats that accompanies nicotinism, diverse social pathologies depending on age, geographical region and economical conditions according to polish children from country and urban regions are discussed. Distant, negative influence caused by early onset of smoking on morbidity and mortality in adulthood is revealed.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Gastroenterologii Dzieciecej i Chorób Metabolicznych, I Katedry Pediatrii Akademii Medycznej w Poznaniu. pedgastr@xmail.sk5.am.poznan.pl
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cichy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D011044:Poland; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D012931:Social Environment; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology