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The mean values of FVC, FEV1 and PEF were statistically significantly higher among children in Gdynia than in Zabrze (p≤0.032). In children living in Zabrze, lung function was significantly reduced, which was probably caused by poor air quality.
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The study proves that children's breathing in polluted air contributes to worse lung development.
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This page is a summary of: Are the lungs of children from polluted Silesia different from the lungs of children from cleaner Pomerania?, September 2021, European Respiratory Society (ERS),
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2021.pa1791.
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