American Academy of Pediatrics
Childhood asthma
"Half the cases of early childhood asthma are due to secondhand cigarette smoke".
Effects of ETS on Children
Excerpted from EPA report, published by the National Conservation Guild, as part of their indoor air quality issues series.
Environmental Tobacco Smoke: A Hazard to Children
Policy statement and report from the American Academy of Pediatrics, April 1997. Goes well beyond the EPA report. Updated bibliography covers the research.
Second Hand Smoke & Canadian Kids
One in three Canadian kids are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke in their home. Analysis shows: what this means, what are the effects on health, and who's at risk.
Second Hand Smoke in Pregnancy
Secondhand smoke can hurt unborn babies
Secondhand Smoke -- Dr. Greene's House Calls
Practical answers to your pediatric questions from a caring, perceptive expert. Report on 1996 study: "the relative risk for breast cancer from passive smoke (primarily girls whose parent smoked or women whose spouse smoked)
Secondhand Smoke and Children
American Academy of Otolaryngology. What secondhand smoke does to: the fetus and newborn; children's lungs and respiratory tracts; the ears.
Secondhand Smoke and Your Family
Information from the American Lung Association on secondhand smoke. Includes effects of secondhand smoke on children, and information on how you can protect them.
WHO: Secondhand Smoke and Child Health
World Health Organization 1999 report. "Almost half of the world's children are involuntarily exposed to tobacco smoke."