Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8869106 | Environmental Research | 2018 | 7 Pages |
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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Authors
Sam E. Wing, Gretchen Bandoli, Donatello Telesca, Jason G. Su, Beate Ritz,