Decline of ambient air pollution and respiratory symptoms in children

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1930-1936

  Heinrich, Joachim ^a,b   Hoelscher, Bernd ^a   Wichmann, H Erich ^a  

^a Institut fuer Epidemiologie   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; COMMON COLD; FEVER; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OTITIS MEDIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 0034125332     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.161.6.9906105     Document Type: Article

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