Open AccessP55 ‐ Air‐pollution and respiratory symptoms in children
Author(s) -
Živković Zorica,
Cerović Sofija,
JocićStojanović Jasmina,
Ivančević Vesna,
Filipović Ivana,
Jevtić Ksenija,
Marić Ljubica
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-4-s1-p110
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , asthma , indoor air quality , allergy , dry cough , pediatrics , family medicine , immunology , ecology , biology
Studies of school environment and related health diseases in pediatric population have been performed recently. The European Commission, through the Directorate General for Health and Consumer Affairs, funded the study on Health Effects of School Environment held in different European countries. Levels of air pollutants can be several folds higher exposures are prolonged. Since children spend a large part of the day in school environment, nationwide initiatives to evaluate such indoor air quality (IAQ) were developed.