Reaction time and movement time were studied following active and passive smoking in two groups of 20 women. All subjects were tested under a clean air and smokey air condition and the results showed that, while there was no difference between groups for either measure in the clean air condition, the active smokers had faster reaction time and movement time in the smokey air condition. Smokey air had no significant effect on the responses of the passive smoking group.
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