Prevalence of urinary cotinine levels in children under 5 years of age during consultations for acute respiratory disease at the emergency department of the Universidad de La Sabana clinic

• Main Authors: María Fernanda Tovar (Author), Wendy Ortiz (Author), María Alejandra Valderrama (Author), Fabio Rodríguez (Author), Oscar Gamboa (Author), María José Maldonado (Author), Sergio Iván Agudelo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Several environmental factors favour the occurrence of acute respiratory disease, which is the main reason for paediatric consultations in our country (Colombia). Tobacco smoke is considered a significant environmental pollutant with a great impact on health. The objective of thi...