The influence of sex, allergic rhinitis, and test system on nasal sensitivity to airborne irritants: A pilot study

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-19

  Shusterman, D ^a   Murphy, M A ^a   Balmes, J ^a  

^a Department of SSHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Carbon dioxide; Chemareception; Irritation; Nose; Sex; Sick building syndrome; Trigeminal; Upper airway; VOCs (volatile organic compounds)

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; IRRITANT AGENT; PROPANOL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADULT; AIR; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAS MIXING; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOSE ALLERGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RELIABILITY; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0035154522     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0110915     Document Type: Article

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