Copyright
©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited. All rights reserved.
World J Clin Pediatr. Nov 8, 2013; 2(4): 31-35
Published online Nov 8, 2013. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v2.i4.31
Published online Nov 8, 2013. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v2.i4.31
Indoor smoke and prenatal and childhood growth: The role of (gestational) age
Rakesh Ghosh, Division of Environmental Health, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90032, United States
Author contributions: Ghosh R solely contributed to this paper.
Correspondence to: Rakesh Ghosh, Division of Environmental Health, University of Southern California, Room 213, 2001 N Soto St., Los Angeles, CA 90032, United States. rakeshgh@usc.edu
Telephone: +1-323-442-8272 Fax: +1-323-442-3272
Received: February 18, 2013
Revised: July 1, 2013
Accepted: July 9, 2013
Published online: November 8, 2013
Revised: July 1, 2013
Accepted: July 9, 2013
Published online: November 8, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Prenatal and early childhood estimators of growth, such as birth weight, height etc. by themselves are inadequate measures for inter-individual comparison, unless accompanied by gestational or chronologic age. The existing evidence points toward an association between indoor air pollution and growth, however few considered age. In order to establish a causal relationship it is imperative to consider age adjusted growth.