Respiratory effects are associated with the number of ultrafine particles

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1376-1383

  Peters, Annette ^a   Wichmann, H Erich ^b   Tuch, Thomas ^b   Heinrich, Joachim ^b   Heyder, Joachim ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSOL; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; WINTER;

EID: 0030971513     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.155.4.9105082     Document Type: Article

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