Abstract

T Islam, R Urman, WJ Gauderman. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011;184(7):822–827 Recent evidence indicates that the susceptibility to the adverse effects of air pollution is greater in the lower socioeconomic population. This may be as a result of increased psychosocial stress. This study hypothesized that psychosocial stress modifies the effect of traffic exposure on lung function. Studied were 1399 children in the Southern California Children’s Health Study who were undergoing lung function testing. The study population came from 8 communities in southern California; these communities were selected to reflect a broad range of regional air pollutant exposures and large gradients in traffic exposure …

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