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Lower respiratory symptoms in children exposed to nitrogen dioxide from unvented combustion sources
AbstractA prospective epidemiologic study was carried out for 12 weeks in the winter of 1983 to evaluate the impact of indoor air contaminant levels on respiratory health. A group of 121 children below the age of 13 (59 with unvented kerosene space heaters in the home; 62 without) were enrolled in the study and nitrogen dioxide levels were measured in 93% of the subjects' homes for one two-week period. When socioeconomic status and history of respiratory illness were controlled, children under the age of seven exposed to 30 μg/m3 or more of nitrogen dioxide were found to have a risk of reporting lower respiratory symptoms 2.25 times (95% C.I. 1.69–4.79) that of children who were not exposed. Aspects of our study design, including increased precision of exposure classification and the inclusion of very young children, may explain our findings.
Lower respiratory symptoms in children exposed to nitrogen dioxide from unvented combustion sources
AbstractA prospective epidemiologic study was carried out for 12 weeks in the winter of 1983 to evaluate the impact of indoor air contaminant levels on respiratory health. A group of 121 children below the age of 13 (59 with unvented kerosene space heaters in the home; 62 without) were enrolled in the study and nitrogen dioxide levels were measured in 93% of the subjects' homes for one two-week period. When socioeconomic status and history of respiratory illness were controlled, children under the age of seven exposed to 30 μg/m3 or more of nitrogen dioxide were found to have a risk of reporting lower respiratory symptoms 2.25 times (95% C.I. 1.69–4.79) that of children who were not exposed. Aspects of our study design, including increased precision of exposure classification and the inclusion of very young children, may explain our findings.
Lower respiratory symptoms in children exposed to nitrogen dioxide from unvented combustion sources
Berwick, Marianne (author) / Leaderer, Brian P. (author) / Stolwijk, J.A. (author) / Zagraniski, Rebecca T. (author)
Environmental International ; 15 ; 369-373
1989-04-03
5 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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