ReviewThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2021
Air pollution and lung function in children.
Review in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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71 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Global Trends in the Relationship Between Chronic Air Pollution Exposure, Physical Activity and Lung Function in Youth Aged 5-18 Years With and Without Asthma: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2025Pooled it
- Indoor Particulate Matter in Urban Households: Sources, Pathways, Characteristics, Health Effects, and Exposure Mitigation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Asthma treatment response modified by fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone among Black children: A reanalysis of the AsthmaNet Best African American Response to Asthma Drugs trial.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2025Trial
- Ambient Air Pollution and Asthma-Coded Hospital Admission Rates in Children Aged 0-3 Years in Spain: A Municipality-Year Urban-Rural Ecological Study.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Asthmatic symptoms in schoolchildren: effect of PMPediatric research · 2026Article
- Spatial variability in the association of ambient PMEnvironmental research · 2026Article
- Comparison of personal portable and fixed-site PMScientific reports · 2026Article
- Association of Cat Sensitization With Comorbid Asthma in Patients With Allergic Rhinitis: A Real-World Study.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2026Article
- Children's respiratory hospitalizations linked to short-term air pollution exposure in Peninsular Malaysia's urban areas.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Incidence, viral etiology, and risk factors of wheezing in children under two years of age: findings from a low-income urban community in Dhaka, Bangladesh.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- The Accra school health and environment study (ASHES): a study of the urban environment and child health and development in Accra.Environmental research communications · 2026Article
- The Nasal Microbiome and Associations With Environmental Exposures and Respiratory Health.Allergy · 2026Article
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- Particulate matter levels and children's lung function in a rural cohort near a drying saline lake.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2026Article
- Niacin Supplementation Alleviates TCIPP-Induced Lung Injury via Inhibition of the NF-κB Signaling Pathway.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Susceptible windows of long-term childhood exposure to air pollution on adult self-reported bronchitic symptoms.International journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
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- Development of the Respiratory System During Adolescence.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
- Effectiveness of enhanced filtration interventions for improving indoor air quality in child-serving facilities.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- The declining but persistent burden of lower respiratory infections from secondhand smoke in children aged under 14 years: Global trends 1990-2021 and forecasts to 2035, based on a secondary dataset analysis of Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
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Abstract
In this narrative review, we summarize the literature and provide updates on recent studies of air pollution exposures and child lung function and lung function growth. We include exposures to outdoor air pollutants that are monitored and regulated through air quality standards, and air pollutants that are not routinely monitored or directly regulated, including wildfires, indoor biomass and coal burning, gas and wood stove use, and volatile organic compounds. Included is a more systematic review of the recent literature on long-term air pollution and child lung function because this is an indicator of future adult respiratory health and exposure assessment tools have improved dramatically in recent years. We present "summary observations" and "knowledge gaps." We end by discussing what is known about what can be done at the individual/household, local/regional, and national levels to overcome structural impediments, reduce air pollution exposures, and improve child lung function. We found a large literature on adverse air pollution effects on children's lung function level and growth; however, many questions remain. Important areas needing further research include whether early-life effects are fixed or reversible; and what are windows of increased susceptibility, long-term effects of repeated wildfire events, and effects of air quality interventions.
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