Determining the burden of secondhand smoke exposure on the respiratory health of Thai children

• Main Authors: Naowarut Charoenca, Nipapun Kungskulniti, Mathuros Tipayamonkholgul, Dusit Sujirarat, Sorasak Lochindarat, Jeremiah Mock, Stephen Lorin Hamann, เนาวรัตน์ เจริญค้า, นิภาพรรณ กังสกุลนิติ, มธุรส ทิพยมงคลกุล, ดุสิต สุจิรารัตน์
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Thailand; Secondhand smoke; Children under five; Socioeconomic status; Acute lower respiratory conditions; Open Access article
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/2434
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: The impact of secondhand smoke (SHS) on Southeast Asian children’s health has been assessed by a limited number of studies. The purpose of this study was to determine whether in Thailand, pre- and postnatal exposure to SHS is associated with acute lower respiratory conditions in young ch...