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Early-life exposures to environmental tobacco smoke and indoor air pollution in the Drakenstein Child Health Study: Impact on child health

A Vanker, R P Gie, H J Zar

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A Vanker, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; South African Medical Research Council Unit on Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa

R P Gie, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Tygerberg Children’s Hospital and Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

H J Zar, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; South African Medical Research Council Unit on Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Keywords

Paediatrics; Public health; South Africa; Environmental health; Birth cohort study; Indoor air pollution; Environmental tobacco smoke

Cite this article

South African Medical Journal 2018;108(2):71-72. DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i2.13088

Article History

Date submitted: 2018-02-01
Date published: 2018-02-01

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