One in three Delhi kids has impaired lungs: Study

Nearly one out of every three school children in Delhi has asthma and airflow obstruction. In comparison, only 23% children living in cities like Kottayam and Mysuru, where there is less pollution compared to Delhi, have respiratory health issues, a group of experts has claimed this on the basis of a study that assessed the respiratory health of schoolchildren in three cities – Delhi, Kottayam in Kerala and Mysuru in Karnataka – by using a questionnaire and lung function test.

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