Short-Term Effects of Formaldehyde on Peak Expiratory Flow and Irritant Symptoms

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-18

  Kriebel, David ^a   Myers, Douglas ^a   Woskie, Susan ^a   Cheng, Mao ^b   Cocanour, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Formaldehyde; Irritants; Peak expiratory flow

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; IRRITANT AGENT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SELF REPORT; STUDENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIME;

EID: 0035100164     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890109604049     Document Type: Article

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