Ambient Air Quality and Fatal Asthma Exacerbations among Children in North Carolina.

Maria C MirabelliW Dana FlandersAmbarish VaidyanathanDaniel P BeaversW Adam Gower

Published in: Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) (2023)

These findings from North Carolina provide evidence to support the hypothesis that ambient air pollution increases the risk of fatal exacerbations of asthma among children.

Keyphrases

air pollution
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
particulate matter
cystic fibrosis
young adults
tertiary care
allergic rhinitis