Word: tager
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Tager said that the effects of fathers smoking have not been determined...
Children of mothers who smoke averaged 4 or 5 percent less lung capacity than normal, said Dr. Ira B. Tager, leader of the research team. This condition has been linked to respiratory problems that occur later in life, the researchers concluded...
...Harvard researchers began their study in 1975 looking to "address only the general question of the effect of genetic and environmental factors on disease risk," said Tager. "Only in the last few years did we realize the public health implications of the study," he added...
Asked whether their mothers smoked, Lichter said that hers had not and Tager said he was "just not sure." Lichter said that she has never smoked and Tager said he quit 16 years ago. "I didn't need this kind of study to know it was bad for me," he explained...