Frequency of patients with acute asthma in relation to ozone, nitrogen dioxide, other pollutants of ambient air and meteorological observations

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 317-322

  Holmen A ^a   Blomqvist, J ^b   Frindberg, H ^b   Johnelius, Y ^a   Eriksson, N E ^a   Henricson, K A ^a   Herrstrom P ^a,c   Hogstedt B ^a  

^a HALMSTAD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Pub Health and Environmental Office   (Sweden)

^c Primary Care Centre Hertig Knut   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Asthma epidemiology; Environmental adverse effects; Nitrogen dioxide adverse effects; Ozone adverse effects

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; RAIN; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TOLUENE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METEOROLOGY; SWEDEN; WIND;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR; AIR POLLUTANTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; WEATHER;

EID: 0030906763     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050154     Document Type: Article

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