Impact of correcting peak flow for nonlinear errors on air pollutant effect estimates from a panel study

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 137-140

  Ward, D J ^a   Mlller, M R ^b   Walters, S ^c   Harrison, R M ^c   Ayres, J G ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Childhood asthma; Nonlinearity; Panel study; Peak flow

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEASUREMENT; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0033978097     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15a25.x     Document Type: Article

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