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'Doctors have a role in tackling air pollution: here’s how some are rising to the challenge.'
@WanderingSal @bmj_latest

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'UK’s air quality is a public health problem, particularly for children’s respiratory health.
Outdoor exposure to air pollution contributes to 26 000 to 38 000 deaths a year in the UK'.
@WanderingSal @bmj_latest #AirPollution
#RespiratoryHealth

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'Outdoor exposure to air pollution contributes to 26,000 to 38,000 deaths a year in the UK - and has been shown to increase the risks of heart disease, heart attacks, cancer, and strokes.' @WanderingSal @bmj_latest @asthmalunguk
#AirPollution

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'Impact on children’s health particularly stark. Air pollution affects children’s neurodevelopment and damages lung function, even at lower levels of exposure.'

@WanderingSal @bmj_latest @asthmalunguk
#AirPollution

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'Approximately 25 to 30 children and young people die from asthma each year in the UK, one of Europe’s worst records.'
@WanderingSal @bmj_latest @asthmalunguk
@ChildrensComm @Rachel_deSouza @SteveBarclay @UKHSA @DHSCgovuk @NHSEngland
#AirPollution

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'Exposure to air pollution in utero has been shown to lead to higher infant mortality, lower birth weight, impaired lung development...'
@WanderingSal @bmj_latest @asthmalunguk
@ChildrensComm @SteveBarclay @UKHSA @DHSCgovuk @NHSEngland @TheBMA

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'Public officials, parents, and doctors themselves are calling for increased education for medical professionals about the link between air quality and health...'
Key detail in this piece by @WanderingSal @bmj_latest. @ChildrensComm @TheBMA

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