Greater susceptibility of girls to airborne Benzo[a]pyrene for obesity-associated childhood asthma
Background: Sexually dimorphic risk of obesity-associated asthma is posited to accelerate around puberty. Yet, the role of air pollution on the lean and obese asthmatic children has never been examined. Objective: To compare whether a unit exposure to airborne benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) is associated wi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-12-01
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Series: | Environment International |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018309644 |