Prof Chris Griffiths: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Professor of primary care at the University of Oxford and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)
- Quoted on
- Children's health, Respiratory (asthma/COPD)
- Press citations held
- 4 (3 with a linkable article)
- Most recently quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 8 Sept 2026
“Traffic pollution in cities damages children's health and development. We provide the strongest evidence yet on how these harms can be prevented. Ambitious clean-air zones should be considered a priority for cities globally with traffic-related air pollution.”
What Prof Chris Griffiths has said
“Traffic pollution in cities damages children's health and development. We provide the strongest evidence yet on how these harms can be prevented. Ambitious clean air zones should be considered a priority for cities globally with traffic-related air pollution.”
professor of primary care at the University of Oxford and QMUL · Respiratory (asthma/COPD) · 10 Sept 2026 · Children’s lung development improved since ULEZ introduction, study finds ↗
“This shows an ambitious clean air zone can drive pollution levels down, rapidly restoring children's stunted lung growth”
Senior author at Queen Mary University of London · Respiratory (asthma/COPD) · 8 Sept 2026 · London’s ULEZ linked to healthier lung growth in children ↗
Where Prof Chris Griffiths has been quoted
- Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study findstheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
- Children’s lung development improved since ULEZ introduction, study findspulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
- London’s ULEZ linked to healthier lung growth in childrenpositive.news · 8 Sept 2026
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