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Road Traffic Pollution as Serious as Passive Smoke in the Development of Childhood Asthma

2013-03-22 03:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: New research conducted in 10 European cities has estimated that 14% of chronic childhood asthma is due to exposure to traffic pollution near busy roads. The results are comparable to the burden associated with passive smoking: the World Health Organization estimates that between 4% and 18% of asthma cases in children are linked to passive smoking. The findings, published online today (22 March 2013) ahead of print in the European Respiratory Journal, come as the European Commission has declared...

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