Air pollution and respiratory disease in children: What is the clinically relevant impact?

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 18, 1999, Pages 9-13

  Nicolai, T ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RISK FACTOR; ASTHMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CHILD; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0032610858     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(1999)27:18+<9::AID-PPUL5>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Conference Paper

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