The impact of inner city air pollution on the development of respiratory and atopic diseases
in childhood is still unclear. In a cross sectional study in Dresden, Germany, 5,421 children …

Conflicting results have been reported for the relationship between traffic exposure and
inception of atopy. The effect of traffic on the prevalence of asthma and atopy at school age …

Few studies have addressed associations between traffic-related air pollution and
respiratory disease in young children. The present authors assessed the development of …

Background: Urban air pollution can trigger asthma exacerbations, but the effects of long-
term exposure to traffic-related air pollution on lung function or onset of airway disease and …

Background: Urban air pollution can trigger asthma symptoms in children, but there is
conflicting evidence on effects of long-term exposure on lung function, onset of airway …

The impact of long-term exposure to air pollution on respiratory and allergic symptoms and
illnesses was assessed in a cross-sectional study of schoolchildren (ages 6 to 15 yr, n …

Whereas evidence of adverse effects of air pollution on lower respiratory tract illnesses in
children is increasing, little is known about the effects of high and moderate levels of air …

Health effects of indoor pollution have been investigated overall in urban areas. To compare
the potential effect of home air pollutants on asthma in urban and rural houses, two case …

Despite the important contribution of traffic sources to urban air quality, relatively few studies
have evaluated the effects of traffic-related air pollution on health, such as its influence on …

Objectives: To estimate long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollutants on an individual
basis and to assess adverse health effects using a combination of air pollution measurement …