Long-term ambient air pollution and respiratory symptoms in adults (SAPALDIA Study)

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 4 I, 1999, Pages 1257-1266

  Zemp, Elizabeth ^a   Elsasser, Serge ^b   Schindler, Christian ^b   Künzli, Nino ^b   Perruchoud, André P ^b   Domenighetti, Guido ^b   Medici, Tullio ^b   Ackermann Liebrich, Ursula ^b   Leuenberger, Philipp ^b   Monn, Christian ^b   Bolognini, Gianfranco ^b   Bongard, Jean Pierre ^b   Brändli, Otto ^b   Karrer, Werner ^b   Keller, Roland ^b   Schöni, Martin H ^b   Tschopp, Jean Marie ^b   Villiger, Bea ^b   Zellweger, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SMOKING; SPUTUM; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0032959736     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.159.4.9807052     Document Type: Article

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