Efecto de la exposición al tráfico en el desarrollo pulmonar de 10 a 18 años de edad: un estudio de cohorte

W James Gauderman1, Hita Vora, Rob McConnell

  • 1Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, 1540 Alcazar Street, Suite 220, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. jimg@usc.edu

Lancet (London, England)
|February 20, 2007
PubMed
Resumen

Vivir cerca de las principales carreteras perjudica el desarrollo pulmonar de los niños. Esta exposición al tráfico de forma independiente atrofia el crecimiento de la función pulmonar, lo que lleva a déficits duraderos a los 18 años.

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