Household energy is increasingly vital for maintaining good health. Unaffordable and
inadequate household energy presents adverse consequences that are amplified by poverty …

Low socioeconomic status (SES) is a reliable correlate of poor physical health. Rather than
treat SES as a covariate, health psychology has increasingly focused on the …

Current American Thoracic Society (ATS) standards promote the use of race and ethnicity-
specific reference equations for pulmonary function test (PFT) interpretation. There is rising …

Although there is now a large body of empirical research on neighbourhood effects, we
know relatively little about the causal mechanisms responsible for relationships between …

Ambient air pollution is produced by sources including vehicular traffic, coal-fired power
plants, hydraulic fracturing, agricultural production, and forest fires. It consists of primary …

In the last few decades, community-based participatory research (CBPR) has emerged as
an important approach that links environmental health and justice advocates with research …

Background: Growing evidence indicates that toxicity of fine particulate matter≤ 2.5 μm in
diameter (PM2. 5) differs by chemical component. Exposure to components may differ by …

Epidemiological and toxicological research continues to support a link between urban air
pollution and an increased incidence and/or severity of airway disease. Detrimental effects …

Air pollution is a risk factor for cardiovascular and respiratory morbidity and mortality. A
growing literature also links exposure to diverse air pollutants (eg, nanoparticles, particulate …

Objective Epidemiologic studies of air pollution effects on respiratory health report significant
modification by sex, although results are not uniform. Importantly, it remains unclear whether …