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Traffic-Related Pollution Affects Childhood Asthma Outcomes

Traffic-Related Pollution Affects Childhood Asthma Outcomes

September 09, 2024 9:55 AM | AAC (Administrator)

Shared from Pulmonology Advisor

In children with poorly controlled asthma, residential proximity to highly trafficked roadways is associated with lower lung function measures and higher levels of diesel particulate matter (PM) exposure, according to study findings published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

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