Reduction in pulmonary function and increased frequency of cough associated with passive smoking in teenage athletes

Previous studies have suggested that passive smoking (involuntary inhalation of tobacco smoke by nonsmokers) reduces small airways function. We evaluated the exposure to passive smoking and its effects on pulmonary function and symptoms in a group of 12- to 17-year-old high school athletes (N = 209;...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) 1987-07, Vol.80 (1), p.32-36
Hauptverfasser:	TSIMOYIANIS, G. V, JACOBSON, M. S, FELDMAN, J. G, ANTONIO-SANTIAGO, M. T, CLUTARIO, B. C, NUSSBAUM, M, SHENKER, I. R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescent Medicine Biological and medical sciences Cough - etiology Female Humans Lung Diseases - etiology Male Medical sciences Respiratory Function Tests Spirometry Sports Tobacco Smoke Pollution - adverse effects Tobacco, tobacco smoking Toxicology
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