The active surface of suspended particles as a predictor of lung function and pulmonary symptoms in Austrian school children

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1737-1744

  Moshammer, Hanns ^a   Neuberger, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Asthma; Diffusion charging; Dust surface; Particulate matter; Respiratory health

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PULMONARY DISEASES; SENSORS;

SUSPENDED PARTICLES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH RISK; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATION;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITOR; AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; DIFFUSION; DYSPNEA; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PREDICTION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPIROMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING;

AUSTRIA;

EID: 0037377350     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(03)00073-6     Document Type: Article

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