Ultrafine particles in urban air and respiratory health among adult asthmatics

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 428-435

  Penttinen, P ^a   Timonen, K L ^a   Tiittanen, P ^a   Mirme, A ^a   Ruuskanen, J ^a   Pekkanen, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma; Particle size; Particles; Peak expiratory flow rate; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXHAUST GAS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LUNG ALVEOLITIS; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONITORING; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SOIL; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMPTOM; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; FINLAND; HUMANS; PARTICLE SIZE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0034959050     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.17304280     Document Type: Article

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