Outdoor environmental injury of the airways and development of allergic respiratory diseases

Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 11, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 369-374

  D'Amato, G ^a,b   Liccardi, G ^a  

^a Division of Pneumology   (Italy)

^b CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY;

EID: 0032193676     PISSN: 10945539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pupt.1999.0159     Document Type: Conference Paper

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