Increased asthma medication use in association with ambient fine and ultrafine particles

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 691-702

  von Klot, S ^a   Wolke G ^a   Tuch, T ^a   Heinrich, J ^a   Dockery, D W ^a   Schwartz, J ^a   Kreyling, W G ^a   Wichmann, H E ^a   Peters, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asthma symptoms; Inhaled 2 agonists; Inhaled corticosteroids; Particulate air pollution; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERROR; FEMALE; GAS; GERMANY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TEMPERATURE; WINTER;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0036736605     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.02.01402001     Document Type: Article

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