Health Effects of the 2003 Southern California Wildfires on Children

• DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200604-519oc
• Publication Date: 2006-09-01T00:51:58Z
• Authors: Nino Künzli; Ed Avol; Jun Wu; W. James Gauderman; Ed Rappaport; Joshua Millstein; Jonathan Bennion; Rob McConnell; Frank D. Gilliland; Kiros Berhane; Fred Lurmann; Arthur Winer; John M. Peters
• Keywords: Time Factors; Adolescent; Health Status; 4. Education; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Environmental Exposure; Asthma; California; Fires; 3. Good health; 13. Climate action; Air Pollution, Indoor; Smoke; 11. Sustainability; Humans; Child; Respiratory Sounds

In late October 2003, Southern California wildfires burned more than 3,000 km2. The produced heavy smoke that affected several communities participating in the University of Children's Health Study (CHS).