Assessment of respiratory effect of air pollution: Study design on general population samples

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 77-83

  Baldacci, Sandra ^a,b   Carrozzi, Laura ^a   Viegi, Giovanni ^a   Giuntini, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air particulate matter; Air pollution; Indoor pollution; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DNA; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA ADDUCT; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RURAL AREA; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

BRONCHUS;

EID: 0030865334     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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