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Long-Term Coarse Particulate Matter Exposure Is Associated with Asthma among Children in Medicaid

Corinne A. Keet, Joshua P. Keller, and Roger D. Peng

November 2017

This study found that coarse PM exposure was associated with higher asthma prevalence and morbidity among U.S. children enrolled in Medicaid and that this association was independent of fine PM exposure. This finding suggests that long-term limits on coarse PM exposure be reconsidered.

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