The effect of exposure to particulate matter during pregnancy on lower respiratory tract infection hospitalizations during first year of life

• Main Authors: Sharon Goshen (Author), Lena Novack (Author), Offer Erez (Author), Maayan Yitshak-Sade (Author), Itai Kloog (Author), Alexandra Shtein (Author), Eilon Shany (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) in early life, including pneumonia, bronchitis and bronchiolitis, can lead to decreased lung function, persistent lung damage and increased susceptibility to various respiratory diseases such as asthma. In-utero exposure to particulate ma...