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Seventy children were evaluated at the mean age of 4.7 years as part of a longitudinal study of full term infants born to cigarette smokers and to non-smokers. They were enrolled at birth. Evaluation included a PEER [Pediatric Examination of Education Readiness]: (score: 1=no concern, 2=equivocal, 3=definite concern); McCarthy Scales, speech & learning assessment, and pulmonary function testing. Parents completed an ANSER System questionnaire: (0=definite concern, 1=equivocal, 2=no concern). The history of passive smoking was validated by measurment of cotinine in urine and saliva of the children and their mothers. Significant findings are shown in the table. Multiple regression analysis was used to adjust for sex, race, SES, preschool experience and urine cotinine level.
These data indicate that exposure to smoking in utero or in childhood may affect neurobehavioral function of children.
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Lifschitz, M., Wilson, G., Langone, J. et al. EFFECTS OF PASSIVE SMOKING ON CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT. Pediatr Res 21 (Suppl 4), 182 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198704010-00095
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198704010-00095