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The role of breastfeeding and passive smoking on the development of severe bronchiolitis in infants.

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2007

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Athanasios Chatzimichael, Aggelos Tsalkidis, Dimitrios Cassimos, Stefanos Gardikis, G. Tripsianis, Savas Deftereos, Sofia Ktenidou-Kartali, Ioannis Tsanakas
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Abstract

In conclusion, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke worsens the symptoms and the prognosis of bronchiolitis, while breastfeeding seems to have a protective effect even in children exposed to environmental tobacco smoke.