Airway diseases and allergies in East and West German children during the first 5 years after reunification: Time trends and the impact of sulphur dioxide and total suspended particles

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 865-873

  Krämer, Ursula ^a,c   Behrendt, Heidrun ^b   Dolgner, Reinhard ^a   Ranft, Ulrich ^a   Ring, Johannes ^c   Willer, Heidemarie ^d,e   Schlipköter, Hans Werner ^a  

^a Med Inst of Environmental Hygiene   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d State Institute for Consumer Protection of Saxony Anhalt   (Germany)

^e Ministry of Social Affairs Saxony Anhalt   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Child; East Germany; Respiration disorders; Sulphur dioxide; Total suspended particles; West Germany

Indexed keywords

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; CHILD HEALTH; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLITICAL CHANGE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

GERMANY;

EID: 0032747667     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/28.5.865     Document Type: Article

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