Effects of air pollution on the respiratory health of asthmatic children living in Mexico City

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 300-307

  Romieu, Isabelle ^a   Meneses, Fernando ^b   Ruiz, Silvia ^b   Sienra, Juan Jose ^b   Huerta, Jose ^b   White, Mary C ^b   Etzel, Ruth A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

OZONE;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029762024     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.154.2.8756798     Document Type: Article

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