Open AccessMaternal exposure to PM2.5 during pregnancy and asthma risk in early childhood
Author(s) -
Marnie F. Hazlehurst,
Kecia N. Carroll,
Christine T. Loftus,
Adam A. Szpiro,
Paul Moore,
Joel D. Kaufman,
Kipruto Kirwa,
Kaja Z. LeWinn,
Nicole R. Bush,
Sheela Sathyanarayana,
Frances A. Tylavsky,
Emily S. Barrett,
Ruby Nguyen,
Catherine J. Karr
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
environmental epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2474-7882
DOI - 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000130
Subject(s) - wheeze , asthma , medicine , pregnancy , gestation , confidence interval , poisson regression , pediatrics , respiratory sounds , obstetrics , environmental health , population , genetics , biology
Increasingly studies suggest prenatal exposure to air pollution may increase risk of childhood asthma. Few studies have investigated exposure during specific fetal pulmonary developmental windows.