Respiratory tract pathology and cytokine imbalance in clinically healthy children chronically and sequentially exposed to air pollutants

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 373-378

  Calderon Garciduenas L ^a   Devlin, R B ^b   Miller, F J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c CIIT CENTERS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CILIARY MOTILITY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EMPHYSEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INFLAMMATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG INJURY; MEXICO; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TISSUE REPAIR;

EID: 0033659543     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.2000.1070     Document Type: Article

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