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Prenatal tobacco smoke and postnatal secondhand smoke exposure and child neurodevelopment
10 Mar 2008
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PURPOSE: To review the recent scientific literature examining the association of prenatal tobacco and postnatal secondhand smoke exposure and child neurodevelopment. RECENT FINDINGS: Low birth weight and decreased in-utero brain growth are two of multiple potential etiologic pathways proposed as mediating the effects of prenatal tobacco smoke exposure on child neurodevelopment. These negative effects of prenatal...
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