Effects of ultrafine and fine particles in urban air on peak expiratory flow among children with asthmatic symptoms

Environmental Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 24-33

  Pekkanen, Juha ^a   Timonen, Kirsi L ^a   Ruuskanen, Juhani ^b   Reponen, Auvo ^a   Mirme, Aadu ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0030763454     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1997.3750     Document Type: Article

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