Global, national, and urban burdens of paediatric asthma incidence attributable to ambient NO2 pollution: estimates from global datasets

Summary: Background: Paediatric asthma incidence is associated with exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP), but the TRAP-attributable burden remains poorly quantified. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a major component and common proxy of TRAP. In this study, we estimated the annual global numbe...

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Main Authors: Pattanun Achakulwisut, PhD, Michael Brauer, ProfScD, Perry Hystad, PhD, Susan C Anenberg, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519619300464