Tobacco smoke increases the risk of otitis media among Greenlandic Inuit children while exposure to organochlorines remain insignificant

Ramon Gordon Jensen; Anders Koch; Preben Homøe; Peter Thais Bjerregaard

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2013.01.015

Tobacco smoke increases the risk of otitis media among Greenlandic Inuit children while exposure to organochlorines remain insignificant

Ramon Gordon Jensen, Anders Koch, Preben Homøe, Peter Thais Bjerregaard

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Audiology

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Abstract

Prenatal exposure to environmental levels of organochlorines (OCs) has been demonstrated to have immunotoxic effects in humans. We investigated the relationship between prenatal exposure to OCs and the occurrence of otitis media (OM) among Inuit children in Greenland.

Original language	English
Journal	Environment International
Volume	54
Pages (from-to)	112-8
Number of pages	7
ISSN	0160-4120
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2013.01.015
Publication status	Published - Apr 2013

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Breast Feeding
Child, Preschool
Environmental Exposure
Environmental Pollutants
Environmental Pollution
Female
Greenland
Humans
Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Inuits
Male
Mothers
Otitis Media
Smoking
Tobacco Smoke Pollution
Young Adult

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Tobacco smoke increases the risk of otitis media among Greenlandic Inuit children while exposure to organochlorines remain insignificant

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