Short-term effect of winter air pollution on respiratory health of asthmatic children in Paris

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 677-685

  Segala, C ^a   Fauroux, B ^b   Just, J ^b   Pascual, L ^b   Grimfeld, A ^b   Neukirch, F ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma in children; Generalized estimating equations; Panel study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER;

EID: 0031902732     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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