Can Breathing Poor-Quality Air Lead to Poor-Quality Sleep in Children?

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• Personal Author:
  Balmes JR
• Description:
  High-quality sleep is essential for child neurodevelopment, school performance, and general well-being. Unfortunately, sleep disorders are a common problem during childhood. In young children, sleep-disordered breathing and daytime sleepiness are more prevalent than are often recognized. Given the importance of healthy sleep for optimal child development, the identification of preventable risk factors is critical. Although there is evidence that exposure to air pollution is a risk factor for sleep-disordered breathing in adults, the published literature shows mixed results, leading to calls for more studies with a better assessment of air pollution exposures and objective measurement of sleep outcomes. In children, there is less available data about the impact of exposure to air pollution on sleep disturbances in general and sleep-disordered breathing in particular. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Air Pollution Air Quality Breathing Children Neurological System Sleep Disorders
• ISSN:
  1073-449X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  207
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067043
• Citation:
  Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2023 Mar; 207(5):510-511
• Contact Point Address:
  John R. Balmes, M.D.Department of MedicineUniversity of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, California
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Berkeley
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/231261/cdc_231261_DS1.pdf
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