Anti-oxidants and air pollution in relation to indicators of asthma and COPD: A review of the current evidence

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1344-1354

  Grievink, L ^a   Smit, H A ^a   Brunekreef, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; OZONE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; META ANALYSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OZONE LAYER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASTHMA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 0033774327     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2000.00835.x     Document Type: Review

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