Asthma severity and susceptibility to air pollution

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 686-693

  Hiltermann, T J N ^a,c   Stolk, J ^a   Van Der Zee, S C ^b   Brunekreef, B ^b   De Bruijne, C R ^a   Fischer, P H ^c   Ameling, C B ^c   Sterk, P J ^a   Hiemstra, P S ^a   Van Bree, L ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma; Medication; Ozone; PM10; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OZONE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0031950341     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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