Do parents who smoke underutilize health care services for their children? A cross sectional study within the longitudinal PIAMA study

• Main Authors: Baan Caroline A (Author), de Jongste Johan C (Author), Brunekreef Bert (Author), Wijga Alet H (Author), Jacobs-van der Bruggen Monique AM (Author), Kerkhof Marjan (Author), Smit Henriette A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2007-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms and an associated increase in health care utilization among children with parents who smoke is to be expected. From previous studies however, it appears that parents who smoke may underutil...