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The effects of outdoor air pollution on the respiratory health of Canadian children: A systematic review of epidemiological studies.
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- Changes of air quality and its associated health and economic burden in 31 provincial capital cities in China during COVID-19 pandemic.Atmospheric research · 2021Article
- Predicting Long-Term Respiratory Outcomes in Premature Infants: Is It Time to Move beyond Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia?Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- A mixed-methods community-based participatory research to explore stakeholder's perspectives and to quantify the effect of crop residue burning on air and human health in Central India: study protocol.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Review of the effect of air pollution exposure from industrial point sources on asthma-related effects in childhood.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2019Review
- Coal burning-derived SOEnvironmental health and preventive medicine · 2019Article
- SOJournal of geophysical research. Atmospheres : JGR · 2019Article
- Toward an Improved Air Pollution Warning System in Quebec.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Acute effects of ambient air pollution on outpatient children with respiratory diseases in Shijiazhuang, China.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2018Article
- Proximity to two main sources of industrial outdoor air pollution and emergency department visits for childhood asthma in Edmonton, Canada.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2018Article
- Ambient air pollution and the risk of pregnancy loss: a prospective cohort study.Fertility and sterility · 2018Article
- A review of AirQ Models and their applications for forecasting the air pollution health outcomes.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2017Review
- Air pollution and children's respiratory health.Canadian respiratory journalArticle
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Abstract
backgroundOutdoor air pollution is a global problem with serious effects on human health, and children are considered to be highly susceptible to the effects of air pollution.
objectiveTo conduct a comprehensive and updated systematic review of the literature reporting the effects of outdoor air pollution on the respiratory health of children in Canada.
methodsSearches of four electronic databases between January 2004 and November 2014 were conducted to identify epidemiological studies evaluating the effect of exposure to outdoor air pollutants on respiratory symptoms, lung function measurements and the use of health services due to respiratory conditions in Canadian children. The selection process and quality assessment, using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale, were conducted independently by two reviewers.
resultsTwenty-seven studies that were heterogeneous with regard to study design, population, respiratory outcome and air pollution exposure were identified. Overall, the included studies reported adverse effects of outdoor air pollution at concentrations that were below Canadian and United States standards. Heterogeneous effects of air pollutants were reported according to city, sex, socioeconomic status and seasonality. The present review also describes trends in research related to the effect of air pollution on Canadian children over the past 25 years.
conclusionThe present study reconfirms the adverse effects of outdoor air pollution on the respiratory health of children in Canada. It will help researchers, clinicians and environmental health authorities identify the available evidence of the adverse effect of outdoor air pollution, research gaps and the limitations for further research.
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