Traffic-related air pollution and development of allergic sensitization in children during the first 8 years of life

O Gruzieva, T Bellander, K Eneroth, I Kull… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The role of exposure to air pollution in the development of allergic
sensitization remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: We sought to assess the development of
sensitization until school age related to longitudinal exposure to air pollution from road
traffic. METHODS: More than 2500 children in the birth cohort BAMSE (Children, Allergy,
Milieu, Stockholm, Epidemiological Survey) from Stockholm, Sweden, were followed with
repeated questionnaires and blood sampling until 8 years of age. Outdoor concentrations of …