Personally measured weekly exposure to NO2 and respiratory health among preschool children

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1411-1417

  Mukala, K ^a,b   Pekkanen, J ^a   Tiittanen, P ^a   Alm, S ^a   Salonen, R O ^a   Tuomisto, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Lung function; Nitrogen dioxide; Personal exposure; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHILD; COUGHING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEASONS;

EID: 0032765719     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.1999.13f30.x     Document Type: Article

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