Lung function growth and ambient ozone: A three-year population study in school children

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 390-396

  Frischer, Thomas ^a,b,c   Studnicka, Michael ^a,b,c   Gartner, Christian ^a,b,c   Tauber, Erich ^a,b,c   Horak, Fritz ^a,b,c   Veiter, Andreas ^a,b,c   Spengler, John ^a,b,c   Kühr, Joachim ^a,b,c   Urbanek, Radvan ^a,b,c  

^a Pulmologisches Zentrum   (Austria)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0032797998     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.160.2.9809075     Document Type: Article

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