Long-term exposure to low-level air pollution and incidence of asthma: the ELAPSE project
Conclusions
Long-term exposure to air pollution, especially from fossil fuel combustion sources such as motorised traffic, was associated with adult-onset asthma, even at levels below the current limit values.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Liu, S., Jorgensen, J. T., Ljungman, P., Pershagen, G., Bellander, T., Leander, K., Magnusson, P. K. E., Rizzuto, D., Hvidtfeldt, U. A., Raaschou-Nielsen, O., Wolf, K., Hoffmann, B., Brunekreef, B., Strak, M., Chen, J., Mehta, A., Atkinson, R. W., Bauweli Tags: Asthma and allergy Original Articles: Asthma Source Type: research
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