Associations between lung function and estimated average exposure to NO2 in eight areas of Switzerland

Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 405-411

  Schindler, Christian ^a   Ackermann Liebrich, Ursula ^a   Leuenberger, Philippe ^b   Monn, Christian ^c   Rapp, Regula ^a   Bolognini, Gianfranco ^d   Bongard, Jean Pierre ^d   Brändli, Otto ^d   Domenighetti, Guido ^d   Karrer, Werner ^d   Keller, Roland ^d   Medici, Tullio G ^d   Perruchoud, André P ^d   Schöni, Martin H ^d   Tschopp, Jean Marie ^d   Villiger, Beat ^d   Zellweger, Jean Pierre ^d   Alean, P ^d   Blaser, K ^d   Braun, P ^d   Bron, C ^d   Brutsche, M ^d   Defila, C ^d   Elsasser, S ^d   Grize, L ^d   Guldimann, P ^d   Hufschmid, P ^d   Keller Wossidlo, H ^d   Kunzli N ^d   Luthy, J C ^d   Martin, B W ^d   Monn, Ch ^d   Peeters, A G ^d   Radaelli, A ^d   Schindler, Ch ^d   Schwartz, J ^d   Solari, G ^d   Wuthrich B ^d   Zemp, E ^d   more..

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Air pollution; Home outdoor exposure; Lung function; Nitrogen dioxide; Personal exposure

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0031861397     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199807000-00010     Document Type: Article

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