Passive Smoking and Disease Severity in Childhood Pneumonia Under 5 Years of Age.

Sismanlar E., Aslan A., Kose M., Pekcan S., Hangul M., Gulbahar O., ...More

Journal of tropical pediatrics, vol.66, pp.412-418, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 66
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/tropej/fmz081
  • Journal Name: Journal of tropical pediatrics
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Index Islamicus, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.412-418
  • Keywords: passive smoking, pneumonia, children, ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO-SMOKE, ILLNESS SEVERITY, COTININE LEVELS, EXPOSURE, CHILDREN, ASSOCIATION, PREVALENCE, ASTHMA, RISK
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To objectively investigate the effect of passive smoking on pneumonia and disease severity in children aged less than 5 years by using cotinine as an indicator of passive smoking.