Smoking and Children

Of the 700 inner city parents asked about the effects of secondhand smoke only:

•   33% knew it increases the chances of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

•   25% it increases the risks of ear infections

•   27% it increases the chances of getting colds


Family Practice News, 7/1/04
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