Healthcare resources attributable to child tobacco smoke exposure.
Ashley L MerianosRoman A JandarovJudith S GordonMichael S LyonsE Melinda Mahabee-GittensPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Tobacco smoke-exposed children had higher urgent care utilization and hospital admissions over 12-months, and higher pediatric ED costs at baseline. Pediatric ED visits, urgent care visits, and hospitalizations may be opportune times for initiating tobacco control interventions, which may result in reductions of preventable acute care visits.