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ArticlePaediatrics & child health2023

You exhaust me! Air pollution exposure near schools during pick-up and drop-off times.

Tona M Pitt, Brian H Rowe, Anne Hicks

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Article in Paediatrics & child health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Air pollution and rhinitis.Frontiers in allergy · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Tona M PittDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Brian H RoweDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Anne HicksDepartment of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6553-3826

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Public and healthcare practitioner awareness of climate change and the longitudinal health impacts of air pollution is growing; however, it is not always clear how to implement practical and feasible steps that individuals and communities can take to help decrease air pollution and protect children, and it can be challenging to request and enforce behaviour changes that the public associates with perceived personal inconvenience. In this context, it is important to consider common, chronic exposures that increase children's risks, especially when straightforward solutions with minimal negative impact where significant evidence-based positive results are available. Aims: This article provides simple tips that healthcare providers, parents, and communities can use to advocate for decreased idling in school zones to improve air quality in and around schools.

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Air pollutionChild healthDrop-offEmissionsSchoolTraffic-related air pollution

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PMID37484031
PMCPMC10362952

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