Ann M. Vuong (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) co-published an article on "Proximity to Traffic and Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Relation to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Conduct Disorder in U.S. children" in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health.
Conduct disorder (CD) is a clinical diagnosis characterized by a repetitive and persistent behavioral pattern of violating the rights of others and social rules. Clinical diagnosis of ADHD and CD has not been studied in a U.S. national sample in relation to postnatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and proximity to traffic. Utilizing publicly available and restricted access data, the researchers aimed to determine whether proximity to traffic and urinary PAH metabolite levels are associated with increased odds of ADHD and CD clinical diagnoses using a representative sample of U.S. children.
