Residential Proximity to a Major Roadway Is Associated with Features of Asthma Control in Children

Meredith S. Brown; Stefanie Ebelt Sarnat; Karen A. DeMuth; Lou Ann S. Brown; Denise R. Whitlock; Shanae W. Brown; Paige E. Tolbert; Anne M. Fitzpatrick

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037044

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Residential Proximity to a Major Roadway Is Associated with Features of Asthma Control in Children

Meredith S. Brown,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Stefanie Ebelt Sarnat,

Affiliation Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Karen A. DeMuth,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Lou Ann S. Brown,

Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Center for Developmental Lung Biology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Denise R. Whitlock,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Shanae W. Brown,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Paige E. Tolbert,

Affiliation Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Anne M. Fitzpatrick

* E-mail: anne.fitzpatrick@emory.edu

Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Center for Developmental Lung Biology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Residential Proximity to a Major Roadway Is Associated with Features of Asthma Control in Children

Meredith S. Brown,
Stefanie Ebelt Sarnat,
Karen A. DeMuth,
Lou Ann S. Brown,
Denise R. Whitlock,
Shanae W. Brown,
Paige E. Tolbert,
Anne M. Fitzpatrick

Published: May 17, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037044

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