The effects of passive smoking on adult and child health

Prof Nurse. 2003 Dec;19(4):217-9.

Abstract

Forty-two per cent of UK children live in a household where someone smokes. This paper, the third in a series on smoking cessation, presents a brief review of the evidence concerning the impact of passive smoking on adult and child health. It outlines some harm-reduction approaches aimed at reducing the impact of passive smoking at home, at work and in public.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Asthma / etiology
  • Child
  • Child Welfare*
  • Common Cold / etiology
  • Cough / etiology
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Family Health*
  • Health Status
  • Humans
  • Nurse's Role
  • Otitis Media / etiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Risk Reduction Behavior
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution / adverse effects*
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution / prevention & control*
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution / statistics & numerical data
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology
  • Ventilation

Substances

  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution