Air Pollutants, Climate, and the Prevalence of Pediatric Asthma in Urban Areas of China

Background. Prevalence of childhood asthma varies significantly among regions, while its reasons are not clear yet with only a few studies reporting relevant causes for this variation. Objective. To investigate the potential role of city-average levels of air pollutants and climatic factors in order...

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Main Authors: Juanjuan Zhang, Jihong Dai, Li Yan, Wenlong Fu, Jing Yi, Yuzhi Chen, Chuanhe Liu, Dongqun Xu, Qiang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2935163