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Saul P. Is air pollution associated with onset of asthma in childhood? Practitioner September 2020;264(1840):8-9

Is air pollution associated with onset of asthma in childhood?

24 Sep 2020Registered users

A nationwide case-control study from Denmark has strengthened the evidence that parental asthma and smoking in pregnancy are risk factors for onset of asthma and persistent wheezing in children. The results also suggest that exposure to ambient small particles < 2.5 µm (PM2.5) may be a potential risk factor. However, this finding needs to be substantiated in future studies, the authors say.

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