In a study published by Pediatric Pulmonology, authors conclude that radon may be associated with an increased risk of asthma morbidity and that radon may be a factor in airway inflammation for asthmatic children. More research is needed.
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Effect of radon exposure on asthma morbidity in the School Inner-City Asthma study
Tina M. Banzon MD, Kimberly F. Greco MPH, Longxiang Li ScD, Lana Mukharesh MD, Carolina L. Zilli Vieira PhD, M. Kathryn Steiner MD, Marissa Hauptman MD, MPH, Thanaporn Ratchataswan MD, Petros Koutrakis PhD, Wanda Phipatanakul MD, MS, Jonathan M. Gaffin MD, MMSc