Association between traffic-related air pollution in schools and cognitive development in primary school children: a prospective cohort study.

Association between traffic-related air pollution in schools and cognitive development in primary school children: a prospective cohort study.

<h4>Background</h4>Air pollution is a suspected developmental neurotoxicant. Many schools are located in close proximity to busy roads, and traffic air pollution peaks when children are at school. We aimed to assess whether exposure of children in primary school to traffic-related air po...

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Main Authors: Jordi Sunyer, Mikel Esnaola, Mar Alvarez-Pedrerol, Joan Forns, Ioar Rivas, Mònica López-Vicente, Elisabet Suades-González, Maria Foraster, Raquel Garcia-Esteban, Xavier Basagaña, Mar Viana, Marta Cirach, Teresa Moreno, Andrés Alastuey, Núria Sebastian-Galles, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Xavier Querol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-03-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001792

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001792

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