Effects of formaldehyde, as an indoor air pollutant, on the airway

Allergology International

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 151-160

  Sakamoto, Tatsuo ^a   Doi, Satoru ^a   Torii, Shinpei ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airway inflammation; Asthma; Formaldehyde; IgE; Immune system; Indoor environments

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ASTHMA; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032879261     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1592.1999.00131.x     Document Type: Review

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