Foetal determinants of airway function, such as in utero exposure to maternal cigarette smoke (CS), may create a predisposition to adult airflow obstruction and COPD in adulthood. It has been suggested that active smoking in adolescence and pre-existing airflow obstruction have synergistic deleterious effects.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/combined-effects-utero-and-adolescent-tobacco-smoke-exposure-lung-function-c57bl6j
[2] http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/ehp54/
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/david-drummond
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/m%C3%A9lissa-baravalle-einaudi
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/guillaume-lezmi-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health-perspectives
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tobacco
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/smoking
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/respiratory-diseases
