Journal article
Air quality and respiratory health in children
Abstract
Air pollution is a leading modifiable risk factor for various cardio-respiratory outcomes globally, both for children and for adults. Children are particularly susceptible to the adverse effects of air pollution due to various physiological and behavioural factors. Children are at a higher risk of outcomes such as acute respiratory infections, asthma and decreased lung function due to air pollution exposure; the risk varies in different …
Authors
Aithal SS; Sachdeva I; Kurmi OP
Journal
Breathe, Vol. 19, No. 2,
Publisher
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Publication Date
June 2023
DOI
10.1183/20734735.0040-2023
ISSN
1810-6838