Effects of Air Pollution on Children's Respiratory Health in Three Chinese Cities

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 126-133

  Qian, Zhengmin ^a,b   Chapman, Robert S ^c   Tian, Qiuxue ^d   Chen, Yang ^e   Lioy, Paul J ^b  

^a Wuhan Environmental Protection Sciences Research Institute   (China)

^b Jim) Zhang, Junfeng   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d Gansu Institute of Plant Protection   (China)

^e Guangzhou Environmental Monitoring Center   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHINA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 0034159811     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890009603399     Document Type: Article

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