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NEUROTOXICOLOGY AND TERATOLOGY
Volume 24, Issue 3, Pages 397-406Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(02)00201-5
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tobacco exposure; children's behavioral and cognitive functioning; clinical and public health policy; research
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A growing body of literature indicates that maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with neurotoxic effects on children. Both animal model studies and human epidemiologic studies demonstrate similar effects in terms of increased activity, decreased attention, and diminished intellectual abilities. Epidemiologic studies also suggest that prenatal tobacco exposure is associated with higher rates of behavior problems and school failure. These findings are explored and their implications for child health policy and practice, and for research, are discussed. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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