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Ambient air pollution triggers wheezing symptoms in infants.
Thorax - 1 Aug 2008
Andersen Z J, Loft S, Ketzel M, Stage M, Scheike T, Hermansen M N, Bisgaard H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence for the role of air pollution in the development and triggering of wheezing symptoms in young children. A study was undertaken to examine the effect of exposure to air pollution on wheezing symptoms in children under the age of 3 years with genetic susceptibility to asthma. METHODS: Daily recordings of symptoms were obtained for 205 children participating in the birth cohort...
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