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Lifetime Exposure to Ambient Pollution and Lung Function in Children.

Mary B RiceSheryl L Rifas-ShimanAugusto A LitonjuaEmily OkenMatthew W GillmanItai KloogHeike Luttmann-GibsonAntonella ZanobettiBrent A CoullJoel SchwartzPetros KoutrakisMurray A MittlemanDiane R Gold
Published in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2016)
Estimates of long-term exposure to ambient pollution, including proximity to major roadway, PM2.5, and BC (a traffic-related PM2.5 constituent), were associated with lower lung function in this Boston-area cohort of children with relatively low pollution exposures.
Keyphrases
  • air pollution
  • lung function
  • particulate matter
  • heavy metals
  • young adults
  • risk assessment
  • cystic fibrosis
  • health risk assessment
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease