PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION IN RELATION TO RESPIRATORY HEALTH, ECZEMA AND OTITIS EARLY IN LIFE

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Inmaculada Aguilera ◽  
Marie Pedersen ◽  
Raquel Garcia-Esteban ◽  
Ferran Ballester ◽  
Mikel Basterrechea ◽  
...  
2013 ◽  
Vol 121 (3) ◽  
pp. 387-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inmaculada Aguilera ◽  
Marie Pedersen ◽  
Raquel Garcia-Esteban ◽  
Ferran Ballester ◽  
Mikel Basterrechea ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 209
Author(s):  
Knibbs L ◽  
Cortés de Waterman A ◽  
Toelle B ◽  
Guo Y ◽  
Denison L ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 282-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura A Rodriguez-Villamizar ◽  
Adam Magico ◽  
Alvaro Osornio-Vargas ◽  
Brian H Rowe

BACKGROUND: Outdoor 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.OBJECTIVE: To 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.METHODS: Searches 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.RESULTS: Twenty-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.CONCLUSION: The 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.


Respirology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 1023-1026 ◽  
Author(s):  
KIAN FAN CHUNG ◽  
JUNFENG ZHANG ◽  
NANSHAN ZHONG

2017 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
pp. 192-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Yorifuji ◽  
Saori Kashima ◽  
Midory Higa Diez ◽  
Yoko Kado ◽  
Satoshi Sanada ◽  
...  

Thorax ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 66 (7) ◽  
pp. 591-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Peacock ◽  
H. R. Anderson ◽  
S. A. Bremner ◽  
L. Marston ◽  
T. A. Seemungal ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waleed M. Sweileh ◽  
Samah W. Al-Jabi ◽  
Sa’ed H. Zyoud ◽  
Ansam F. Sawalha

Background: Outdoor air pollution is a major threat to global public health that needs responsible participation of researchers at all levels. Assessing research output is an important step in highlighting national and international contribution and collaboration in a certain field. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze globally-published literature in outdoor air pollution – related respiratory health. Method: Outdoor air pollution documents related to respiratory health were retrieved from Scopus database. The study period was up to 2017. Mapping of author keywords was carried out using VOSviewer 1.6.6. Results: Search query yielded 3635 documents with an h-index of 137. There was a dramatic increase in the number of publications in the last decade of the study period. The most frequently encountered author keywords were: air pollution (835 occurrences), asthma (502 occurrences), particulate matter (198 occurrences), and children (203 occurrences). The United States of America ranked first (1082; 29.8%) followed by the United Kingdom (279; 7. 7%) and Italy (198; 5.4%). Annual research productivity stratified by income and population size indicated that China ranked first (22.2) followed by the USA (18.8). Analysis of regional distribution of publications indicated that the Mediterranean, African, and South-East Asia regions had the least contribution. Harvard University (92; 2.5%) was the most active institution/organization followed the US Environmental Protection Agency (89; 2.4%). International collaboration was restricted to three regions: Northern America, Europe, and Asia. The top ten preferred journals were in the field of environmental health and respiratory health. Environmental Health Perspective was the most preferred journal for publishing documents in outdoor pollution in relation to respiratory health. Conclusion: Research on the impact of outdoor air pollution on respiratory health had accelerated lately and is receiving a lot of interest. Global research networks that include countries with high level of pollution and limited resources are highly needed to create public opinion in favor of minimizing outdoor air pollution and investing in green technologies.


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