Traffic-related Air Pollution and Lung Function in Children at 8 Years of Age: A Birth Cohort Study

S. Schultz, Erica; Gruzieva, Olena; Bellander, Tom; Bottai, Matteo; Hallberg, Jenny; Kull, Inger; Svartengren, Magnus; Melén, Erik; Pershagen, Göran

doi:10.1164/rccm.201206-1045oc

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Traffic-related Air Pollution and Lung Function in Children at 8 Years of Age: A Birth Cohort Study

Published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine • Dec 1, 2012

Authors:

Erica S. Schultz

Olena Gruzieva

Tom Bellander

Abstract

RATIONALE: Long-term exposure to air pollution has been related to lung function decrements in children, but the role of timing of exposure remains unknown. OBJECTIVES: To assess the role of long-term exposure to air pollution on lung function in school-age children. METHODS: More than 1,900 childre...

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Medicine

Confidence interval

Spirometry

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