Effect of outdoor air pollution on asthma exacerbations in children and adults: Systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis

Orellano, Pablo; Quaranta, Nancy; Reynoso, Julieta; Balbi, Brenda; Valencia Vásquez, J.

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0174050

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Effect of outdoor air pollution on asthma exacerbations in children and adults: Systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis

Published in PLoS ONE • Mar 20, 2017

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Pablo Orellano

Nancy Quaranta

Julieta Reynoso

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Several observational studies have suggested that outdoor air pollution may induce or aggravate asthma. However, epidemiological results are inconclusive due to the presence of numerous moderators which influence this association. The goal of this study was to assess the relationship bet...

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Asthma

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