Tobacco smoke-exposed children utilize emergency and urgent care services more often than unexposed children, which contributes to a large toll on the nation's health care system, says research led by the University of Cincinnati.
The study, recently published in the journal PLOS ONE, concluded:
- Children who are exposed to tobacco smoke have higher pediatric emergency department visit costs compared to unexposed children.
- A higher number of tobacco smoke-exposed children had an urgent care visit over a one-year period compared to unexposed children.
- Tobacco smoke-exposed children had nearly twice the risk of being admitted to the hospital over a one-year period compared to unexposed children.
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