Early-Life Air Pollution and Asthma Risk in Minority Children. The GALA II and SAGE II Studies

K. Nishimura, Katherine; Galanter, Joshua; A. Roth, Lindsey; S. Oh, Sam; Thakur, Neeta; A. Nguyen, Elizabeth; Thyne, Shannon; J. Farber, Harold; Serebrisky, Denise; Kumar, Rajesh; Brigino-Buenaventura, Emerita; Davis, Adam; A. LeNoir, Michael; Meade, Kelley; Rodríguez-Cintrón, William; C. Avila, Pedro; N. Borrell, Luisa; Bibbins‐Domingo, Kirsten; Rodríguez‐Santana, José; Sen, Śaunak; Lurmann, Fred; R. Balmes, John; G. Burchard, Esteban

doi:10.1164/rccm.201302-0264oc

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Early-Life Air Pollution and Asthma Risk in Minority Children. The GALA II and SAGE II Studies

Published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine • Jun 10, 2013

Authors:

Katherine K. Nishimura

Joshua Galanter

Lindsey A. Roth

Abstract

RATIONALE: Air pollution is a known asthma trigger and has been associated with short-term asthma symptoms, airway inflammation, decreased lung function, and reduced response to asthma rescue medications. OBJECTIVES: To assess a causal relationship between air pollution and childhood asthma using da...

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Asthma

Medicine

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