A longitudinal analysis of associations between traffic-related air pollution with asthma, allergies and sensitization in the GINIplus and LISAplus birth cohorts

Background. There is a need to study whether the adverse effects of traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) on childhood asthma and allergic diseases documented during early-life persist into later childhood. This longitudinal study examined whether TRAP is associated with the prevalence of asthma, all...

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Main Authors: Elaine Fuertes, Marie Standl, Josef Cyrys, Dietrich Berdel, Andrea von Berg, Carl-Peter Bauer, Ursula Krämer, Dorothea Sugiri, Irina Lehmann, Sibylle Koletzko, Chris Carlsten, Michael Brauer, Joachim Heinrich
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Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2013-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/193.pdf