Respiratory effects of environmental tobacco smoke in a panel study of asthmatic and symptomatic children

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 3 I, 2000, Pages 802-806

  Schwartz, Joel ^a   Timonen, Kirsi L ^b   Pekkanen, Juha ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; NEDOCROMIL SODIUM;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATATION; COUGHING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING;

EID: 0034064088     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.161.3.9901002     Document Type: Article

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