Cooking behaviors are related to household particulate matter exposure in children with asthma in the urban East Bay Area of Northern California.

Stephanie M HolmJohn BalmesDan GilletteKris HartinEdmund SetoDavid LindemanDianna PolancoEdward Fong

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Consideration of only outdoor PM2.5 may obscure potentially modifiable risks for asthma symptoms. Specifically, this preliminary study suggests that cooking behaviors may contribute to the burden of PM2.5 in the homes of children with asthma and thus to asthma symptoms.

Keyphrases

particulate matter
air pollution
lung function
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
allergic rhinitis
young adults
cystic fibrosis
sleep quality
risk factors