Air quality and respiratory functioning in children with pulmonary disorders.
This study was conducted to examine the relation between daily ambient air conditions, contaminants (eg, aeroallergens such as mold spores and pollen), and respiratory health indices of children with respiratory disorders (eg, asthma) residing in metropolitan Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Daily measures of peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), respiratory symptoms, and other indices of health were monitored as subjects went about their normal daily activities. The results of this study suggest that high summer temperatures had the greatest impact on children's health status and activity level, with humidity and mold counts also contributing significantly to a decline in respiratory health indices.
Jones
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G
Dept of Family Medicine, LSU Medical Center, New Orleans.
Brantley
P
P
Hebert
R
R
Kidd
J
J
Shadravan
I
I
McClure
J
J
Thomason
B
B
D000293:Adolescent; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013696:Temperature