Allergology international : official journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology
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Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
A panel study of airborne particulate matter composition versus concentration: Potential for inflammatory response and impaired pulmonary function in children.
The relationship between airborne particulate matter (PM) and pulmonary function in children has not been consistent among studies, potentially owing to differences in the inflammatory response to PM, based on PM types and sources. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of airborne PM on pulmonary function in schoolchildren and its potential for an inflammatory response. ⋯ These findings suggest that the effects of airborne PM on pulmonary function in schoolchildren might depend more on the pro-inflammatory response than the mass concentration of the PM.