Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8869106 Environmental Research 2018 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
In adolescents, we found that increased, chronic exposure to NO2 and the mixture of pollutants from traffic sources was associated with a flattened diurnal slope of cortisol, a marker of an abnormal cortisol response which we hypothesize may be a mechanism through which air pollution may affect respiratory function and asthma in adolescents.
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