Prevalence of respiratory and hyperreactivity symptoms in relation to levels of criteria air pollutants in Sweden

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 291-296

  Forsberg, Bertil ^a   Stjernberg, Nils ^b   Wall, Stig ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Questionnaires; Respiratory symptoms; Sweden; Vehicle exhaust

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; EXHAUST GAS; MONITORING; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030854323     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/7.3.291     Document Type: Article

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