Short-term effects of particulate air pollution on respiratory morbidity in asthmatic children

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 872-879

  Peters, A ^a   Dockery, D W ^b   Heinrich, J ^a   Wichmann, H E ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma; Particles; Peak expiratory flow; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PESTICIDE; THEOPHYLLINE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CZECH REPUBLIC; DRUG USE; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0030929645     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10040872     Document Type: Article

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