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Time to first clinical diagnosis of each outcome was defined using medical records. Exposure to traffic pollutants was based on observation-calibrated estimates from A Research LINE-source dispersion model for near surface releases and child residential histories. Associations were modeled using Cox proportional hazards models, with exposure as a continuous linear variable, a natural-log transformed continuous variable, and categorized by quintiles.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>During follow-up, 2,181 children were diagnosed with pneumonia, 5,533 with bronchiolitis, and 14,374 with otitis media. We observed positive associations between early-life traffic exposures and all three outcomes; confidence intervals were widest for pneumonia as it was the least common outcome. For example, adjusted hazard ratios for a 1-unit increase in nitrogen oxides on the natural log scale (a 2.7-fold increase) were 1.19 (95% CI = 1.12, 1.27) for bronchiolitis, 1.17 (1.12, 1.22) for otitis media, and 1.08 (0.97, 1.20) for pneumonia.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Our results provide evidence for modest, positive associations between exposure to traffic emissions and common pediatric infections during early childhood.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1097\/ee9.0000000000000007","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,23]],"date-time":"2018-02-23T21:19:30Z","timestamp":1519420770000},"page":"e007","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Associations of mobile source air pollution during the first year of life with childhood pneumonia, bronchiolitis, and otitis media"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"2","author":[{"given":"Caitlin 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