Measuring Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Children: An Ecological Measurement Approach

• Published in: Journal of pediatric psychology Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 156 - 175
• Main Authors: Matt, Georg E., Bernert, John T., Hovell, Melbourne F.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Atlanta, GA Oxford University Press 01.03.2008
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child clinical studies; children; contamination; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Environmental Illness - prevention & control; exposure; Humans; Mass Screening - methods; measurement; Medical sciences; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; secondhand smoke; Social Environment; Tobacco Smoke Pollution - prevention & control; Tobacco Smoke Pollution - statistics & numerical data; exposure; secondhand smoke; children; measurement; contamination; Human; Exposure; Ecological approach; Child; Contamination

Objective Behavioral, environmental, and biological measures of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure are reviewed with special consideration of medically at-risk children. Methods An ecological measurement framework is introduced to examine SHS exposure of children in the context of their physical and so...