W C Cheung, H Meadan, Y Xia
A Longitudinal Analysis of the Relationships Between Social, Communication, and Motor Skills Among Students with Autism
Journal of autism and developmental disorders
childrens assessing imperial valley respiratory health environment aire study prospective cohort study environmental influences respiratory health rural southeastern region california ca aims longitudinally examine contribution drying saline lake adverse health impacts children cohort established communityacademic partnership goal assessing health effects childhood exposures windblown particulate matter pm inform public health action hypothesize local pm sources related poorer childrens respiratory health elementary school children imperial valley ca prospective cohort study 2017 2019 collected baseline information 731 children followup assessments yearly twiceyearly since 2019 data collected childrens respiratory health demographics household characteristics physical activity lifestyle via questionnaires completed parents primary caregivers inperson measurements conducted since 2019 repeatedly assessed lung function height weight blood pressure exposure air pollutants assessed multiple methods individually assigned participants using residential school addresses health data linked ambient local sources pm preceding study period understand spatiotemporal trends environmental exposures may relate respiratory health analyses respiratory symptoms indicate high prevalence allergies bronchitic symptoms wheezing asthma diagnosis reported 24 children enrolment exceeds ca state us national prevalence estimates children childrens aire cohort focused health impacts drying salton sea air quality imperial valley poised elucidate growing threat drying saline lakes windblown dust sources respiratory health worldwide sources windblown dust emerge changing climate