Dad’s Smoking Linked to Lifelong Lung Health Risks in Kids
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Key Findings:
Paternal (father’s) exposure to passive smoke before puberty is linked to poorer lung function development in their children,from childhood through middle age.
Source:
Journal: Thorax
Publication Year: 2025
DOI (digital Object identifier): 10.1136/thorax-2024-222482
Link: https://thorax.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/thorax-2024-222482
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British Medical Journal (via Medical Xpress)
BMJ Research Channel: http://www.bmj.com/channels/research.dtl
Citation (for print):
Dad’s childhood passive smoking may confer lifelong poor lung health onto his kids (2025, September 2) retrieved 2 September 2025.
