Objective A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies of the association between
secondhand tobacco smoke (SHTS) and middle ear disease (MED) in children. Data …

Objective. To evaluate the impact of adult tobacco use on the health of children. Design. A
literature review identified relevant research reports. Meta-analysis was used to compute a …

One hundred thirty-two children who attended a research day-care center were studied to
determine whether passive tobacco smoke exposure was associated with an increased rate …

BACKGROUND: A systematic quantitative review was conducted of evidence relating
parental smoking to acute otitis media, recurrent otitis media, middle ear effusion, and …

Objective: Review evidence about modifiable risk factors for recurrent acute otitis media.
Source of data: MEDLINE with no language restriction, from January 1966 to July 2005 …

OBJECTIVE--To assess the contribution of passive exposure to tobacco smoke to the
development of middle ear underpressure and effusion. DESIGN--Cross sectional …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of environmental, epidemiologic and familial factors in
the development of persistent otitis media with effusion (OME-OME treated with antibiotics …

Although otitis media (OM) incidence and prevalence estimates from around the world vary
widely, it is clear that OM is a very common childhood disease. It is especially prevalent in …

This review synthesizes current knowledge of the effects of prenatal and postnatal exposure
to environmental tobacco smoke on the respiratory health of children. A Medline database …

BACKGROUND Otitis media (OM) is the most common disease diagnosed during childhood,
accounting for 20 to 40% of office visits in the first 5 years. 1 More than 24 million cases are …