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Secondhand Smoke Linked to Worse Infant Eczema
Key Takeaways
- The analysis included 104 children aged 0 to 24 months with nonallergic atopic dermatitis.
- Children with smoking parents had higher average SCORAD severity scores than those with nonsmoking parents.
- Prenatal passive-smoke exposure duration and postnatal household smoking were associated with higher scores.
- The study reports associations and does not establish causation.
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DT Editorial Team··via medicalxpress.com