Relationship between traffic-related air pollution particle exposure and asthma exacerbations: Association or causation?

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2018 May;120(5):458-460. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.02.023. Epub 2018 Feb 23.

Authors

Yoomie J Lee¹, Nathan Rabinovitch²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Allergy/Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado.
² Division of Allergy/Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado. Electronic address: rabinovitchn@njhealth.org.

PMID: 29481886
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.02.023

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Asthma / diagnosis
Asthma / epidemiology
Asthma / etiology*
Asthma / pathology
Causality
Disease Progression
Environmental Exposure / adverse effects*
Humans
Particulate Matter / adverse effects*
Regression Analysis
Vehicle Emissions / analysis*

Substances

Particulate Matter
Vehicle Emissions