| Title |
Ambient Air Toxics and Asthma Prevalence among a Representative Sample of US Kindergarten-Age Children
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, September 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0075176 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alexis M. Stoner, Sarah E. Anderson, Timothy J. Buckley |
| Abstract |
Criteria pollutants have been associated with exacerbation of children's asthma, but the role of air toxics in relation to asthma is less clear. Our objective was to evaluate whether exposure to outdoor air toxics in early childhood increased asthma risk or severity. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 35% |
| Italy | 2 | 6% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 19 | 56% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 30 | 88% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 9% |
| Scientists | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 82 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 21 | 25% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 9 | 11% |
| Unknown | 18 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 18% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 13% |
| Environmental Science | 11 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 7% |
| Computer Science | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 13 | 15% |
| Unknown | 25 | 30% |