Association of asthma symptoms with peak particulate air pollution and effect modification by anti-inflammatory medication use

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2002, Pages

  Delfino, Ralph J ^a   Zeiger, Robert S ^a   Seltzer, James M ^a   Street, Donald H ^a   McLaren, Christine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Epidemiology; Longitudinal data analysis; Ozone; Panel study; Particulate air pollution

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URBAN AREA; WEATHER;

FUNGI;

EID: 0036796316     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.021100607     Document Type: Article

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