Long-term ambient ozone concentration and the incidence of asthma in nonsmoking adults: The Ahsmog study

Environmental Research

Volumn 80, Issue 2 I, 1999, Pages 110-121

  McDonnell, William F ^a   Abbey, David E ^b   Nishino, Naomi ^b   Lebowitz, Michael D ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma; Epidemiology; Ozone

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 0033003542     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1998.3894     Document Type: Conference Paper

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