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NPR News May 21, 2019

When LA's Air Got Better, Kids' Asthma Cases Dropped

by Richard Harris

New cases of asthma dropped dramatically in Los Angeles communities where air quality improved the most over 20 years. The results illustrate health benefits from pollution control.

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JAMA MAY 21, 2019

Association of Changes in Air Quality With Incident Asthma in Children in California, 1993-2014

E Garcia et al

Among children in Southern California, decreases in ambient nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 between 1993 and 2014 were significantly associated with lower asthma incidence. Th …

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