Acute effects of summer air pollution on respiratory health of asthmatic children

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2105-2108

  Gielen, Marleen H ^b   Van Der Zee, Saskia C ^b   Van Wijnen, Joop H ^b   Van Steen, Claudia J ^b   Brunekreef, Bert ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0031009087     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.155.6.9196122     Document Type: Article

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