Immunologic and other biological parameters as a function of smoking status and of residence in areas differing in terms of air pollution

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-69

  Van Larebeke, Nik ^a,d   Husson, Bernard ^b   De Coen, Wim ^c   Pluygers, Eric ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Hospital de Jolimont   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Carcino embryonic antigen; CD3+CD56+ lymphocytes; Immunotoxicity; Pollution; Smoking; T lymphocyte phenotypes

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CAROTENE; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEALTH IMPACT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SMOKING;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CANCER PATIENT; CONSULTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOTOXICITY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SMOKING; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANTIGENS, CD3; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTIGENS, CD56; ANTIGENS, CD8; BELGIUM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; SMOKING; T-LYMPHOCYTES; URBAN POPULATION;

BELGIUM;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0037338787     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0960312021000063313     Document Type: Article

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