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Low-level ozone has both respiratory and systemic effects in African American adolescents with asthma despite asthma controller therapy
- Source :
- Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 142:1974-1977.e3
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2018.
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Abstract
- In a cohort of African American adolescents with persistent asthma on guidelines-based daily controller therapies, short–term elevation of low ozone levels below the National Ambient Air Quality Standard of 70 ppb were associated with lung function decrements and elevated lipid levels.
- Subjects :
- Male
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Ozone
Adolescent
Vital Capacity
Immunology
Article
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
0302 clinical medicine
Forced Expiratory Volume
medicine
Humans
Immunology and Allergy
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
030212 general & internal medicine
Respiratory system
Child
Lung function
Asthma
African american
Air Pollutants
business.industry
medicine.disease
respiratory tract diseases
Ambient air
Cholesterol
030228 respiratory system
chemistry
Quality standard
Cohort
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00916749
- Volume :
- 142
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....16f957833269161d935cd91e17dcb080