Number concentration and size of particles in urban air: Effects on spirometric lung function in adult asthmatic subjects

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 319-323

  Penttinen, Pasi ^a   Timonen, Kirsi Liisa ^a   Tiittanen, Pekka ^a   Mirme, Aadu ^b   Ruuskanen, Juhani ^c   Pekkanen, Juha ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma; FEV1; FVC; Particle size; Particles; Peak expiratory flow rate; PEFR; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HOME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MONITORING; SPIROMETRY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0035002271     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.01109319     Document Type: Article

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