Adverse respiratory effects and allergic susceptibility in relation to particulate air pollution: Flirting with disaster

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 281-286

  Cacciola, R R ^a   Sarva M ^a   Polosa, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergy; Diesel exhaust particles; IgE; Respiratory symptoms; Road traffic pollution

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 8; RANTES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEREDITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SENSITIZATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; ASIA; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; UNITED STATES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 0036219148     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2002.1r3315.x     Document Type: Review

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