Relationship between Air Pollution and Acute Respiratory Symptoms in Children in Taiyuan / 环境与健康杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the relationship between air pollution and the acute respiratory symptoms in children in Taiyuan,China.Methods A case-crossover design was used to study the association between air pollution and the acute respiratory symptoms of 254 children aged 7-11 in a school in 2005.Results The acute respiratory symptoms(cough,nose running,stuffy nose and angina)increased as the air concentration of PM10 increased.Conclusion There seems to be a positive association between air pollution of PM10 and the acute respiratory symptoms in children in Taiyuan.