Does Living in a Rural vs an Urban Environment During Childhood Increase the Risk of Developing or Exacerbating Asthma?

Author

Lyndsay Garner, University of the PacificFollow

Date of Award

4-1-2019

Document Type

Capstone

Degree Name

Master of Physician Assistant Studies

Department

Physician Assistant Education

First Advisor

Rahnea Sunseri

Abstract

Medical literature that explored the relationship between asthma and differing environments was reviewed. The majority of the studies available involved case-control, cross-sectional studies and systematic reviews. Evidence revolving around this topic is contradictory, including the effects of rural and urban environment on asthma as well as the effects of air pollution on asthma exacerbations, was inconclusive.

Recommended Citation

Garner, Lyndsay, "Does Living in a Rural vs an Urban Environment During Childhood Increase the Risk of Developing or Exacerbating Asthma?" (2019). Physician Assistant Capstones. 18.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/pa-capstones/18