Effects of Parental Smoking on Medical Care Utilization by Children.

Vogt, Thomas M.

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ERIC Number: EJ292603

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Publication Date: 1984

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Effects of Parental Smoking on Medical Care Utilization by Children.

Vogt, Thomas M.

American Journal of Public Health, v74 n1 p30-34 Jan 1984

A longitudinal study of 1,761 children found that children in nonsmoking households used significantly more outpatient services than did those in smoking households, a relationship largely accounted for by the use of more preventive medical services by those in nonsmoking households. (CMG)

Descriptors: Children, Medical Services, Parents, Preventive Medicine, Smoking

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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