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Environmental Toxicological Studies with Reference to Increasing Asthma Cases in Rural and Urban India

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Abstract

Asthma is a chronic condition characterized by swelling of walls and contraction of smooth muscles in the airway with the secretion of thick, tenacious mucus resulting in narrowing/obstruction of the airways. It affects people regardless of age, and in some cases can prove to be fatal. Growing incidence of asthma in both developed and developing countries has been a major public health challenge for more than two decades. In this review, we will discuss different instances indicating the detrimental effect of environmental pollution. One of the major issues of interest will be whether the daunting levels of environmental pollution in India has a great impact on lung diseases particularly asthma and allergic diseases.

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Gulati, K., Thakur, S., Jindal, T. (2018). Environmental Toxicological Studies with Reference to Increasing Asthma Cases in Rural and Urban India. In: Jindal, T. (eds) Paradigms in Pollution Prevention. SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58415-7_7

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