Exposure to Violence Increases Asthma Risks?
Filed in archive Allergy Blogs , Allergy: Research and Development , Asthma by ruth on May 31, 2006

Preliminary results from on-going studies suggest that the stress caused by environmental exposure to violence is significantly linked to both poorer lung function in children and asthma exacerbations. There is some speculation about plausible stress mechanisms that might be responsible for this.Read the full discussion in Breath Spa for Kids.
Found via this week's Medical Grand Rounds.
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