Children regularly exposed to tobacco smoke are more likely to develop early emphysema in adulthood (Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health)
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A study published in the December 2009 American Journal of Epidemiology suggests that the lungs may not recover completely from the effects of early-life exposures to tobacco, leading to early onset emphysema in adults. Read the study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. This population-based research is the first to examine the association of childhood ETS with early emphysema by CT scan in nonsmokers.