Prevalence of asthma and mean levels of air pollution: Results from the French PAARC survey

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 132-138

  Baldi, I ^a   Tessier, J F ^a   Kauffmann, F ^a   Jacqmin Gadda, H ^a   Nejjari, C ^b   Salamon, R ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Microbiology Laboratory   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Air pollution; Asthma; Epidemiology; Sulphur dioxide

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032866054     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.1999.14a22.x     Document Type: Article

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