Smoke Exposure Linked to Learning Disorders

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http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/ADHD-ADD/27483

Smoke Exposure Linked to Learning Disorders
By Nancy Walsh, Staff Writer, MedPage Today
Published: July 11, 2011
Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and
Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner

Action Points

Explain that an increased risk of neurobehavioral disorders among children should be added to the list of the adverse effects of secondhand smoke.


Note that boys were at particularly increased risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder/attention deficit disorder (ADHD/ADD), learning disabilities, and conduct disorders compared with girls...

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