Whenever I've looked at asthma and causes, I've found studies that attributed it
to a wide multitude of causes. "Attributed to" is not the same as
"causality." I almost never find an epidemiologist who is willing to say that
insult A causes disease B.
Marc Brenman
mbrenman001(a)comcast.net
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From: "Lawrence Frank" <lawrence.frank(a)ubc.ca>
To: "TRB Health and Transportation" <h+t--friends(a)chrispy.net>
Cc: h+t--friends(a)chrispy.net
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 1:10:54 PM
Subject: Re: [H+T--Friends] LA Times: "It's official: Traffic pollution can cause
asthma in children"
Hi Eloisa - Thanks for sending this. Great to see more evidence from other places on this
topic. However, I think the California study referred to by the reporter was a pretty
solid piece of research - was not involved with it but recall it was not anecdotal at all.
As many know - Walkability is often highly correlated with increased concentrations of
small particulates - a troublesome but solvable twist to the otherwise health benefits of
more compact development.
Larry
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On Mar 22, 2013, at 11:45 AM, "Eloisa Raynault" < eloisa.raynault(a)apha.org
> wrote:
This article in the LA Times may be of interest to you:
http://goo.gl/QZwvo
Researchers in Europe have confirmed scientifically what parents in traffic-congested
Southern California have known anecdotally for years: Poor air quality associated with
busy roads can cause asthma in children.
The study, which examined children’s health in 10 cities, concluded that 14% of chronic
childhood asthma cases could be attributed to near-road traffic pollution. It is the first
time that medical researchers have made such a direct link — previous studies stopped at
saying that traffic pollution is known to trigger asthma, not cause it.
Eloisa Raynault | American Public Health Association | 800 I Street NW, Washington DC
20001 | Transportation, Health and Equity Program Manager | o: 202-777-2487 |
http://apha.org/transportation
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