BMJ 2004;329:588 (11 September), doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7466.588-a
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Poor lung function is five times commoner in teenagers exposed to high particulate concentrations
Scott Gottlieb
New York
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Current concentrations of air pollution can have chronic adverse effects on lung development in children, which lead to clinically important deficits in lung function by adulthood, a new study has shown ( New England Journal of Medicine 2004;357: 1057-67).
Until now, whether exposure to air pollution adversely affected the increase in lung function during the period of rapid lung development that occurs between the ages of 10 and 18 years was unknown.
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Smoggy skies over Los Angeles could adversely affect the development of lung function during the teenage years Credit: RIC FRANCIS/AP
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In a prospective study, researchers recruited 1759 children (average 10 years old) from schools in 12 southern California communities and measured lung function annually for eight years. About 10% of children were lost to follow up each year. The communities represented a wide range of ambient exposures to common pollutants, including ozone,
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