Tamara Pobocik
Using an educational electronic documentation system to help nursing students accurately identify patient data
International journal of nursing knowledge
known ultrafine particles ufp particles smaller 01 penetrate deep lungs potentially adverse health effects however epidemiological data health effects ufp limited therefore objective test hypothesis exposure ufps associated respiratory health status systemic inflammation among children aged 8 11 years conducted crosssectional study among 655 children 433 male attending 25 primary elementary schools brisbane metropolitan area australia ultrafine particle number concentration pnc measured school modelled homes using land use regression derive exposure estimates health outcomes respiratory symptoms diagnoses measured parentcompleted questionnaire spirometric lung function exhaled nitric oxide feno serum c reactive protein crp exposureresponse models adjusted potential personal environmental confounders measured individual home school level fitted using bayesian methods pnc independently associated respiratory symptoms asthma diagnosis spirometric lung function however pnc positively associated increase crp 1188fold change per 1000 ufp cm3 dayday 95 credible interval 1077 1299 increase feno among atopic participants 1054 fold change per 1000 ufp cm3 dayday 95 cri 1005 1106 ufps affect respiratory health outcomes children systemic effects detected form positive association biomarker systemic inflammation consistent known propensity ufps penetrate deep lung circulatory system