Asthmatic bronchial hyperresponsiveness varies with ambient levels of summertime air pollution

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1146-1154

  Taggart, S C O ^a,d   Custovic, A ^a   Francis, H C ^a   Faragher, E B ^b   Yates, C J ^c   Higgins, B G ^a   Woodcock, A ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air pollution; asthma; bronchial hyperresponsiveness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 0030015772     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09061146     Document Type: Article

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