Epidemiologic evidence of a relationship between airway hyperresponsiveness and exposure to polluted air

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 585-588

  Jang, An Soo ^a,d   Yeum, C H ^b   Son, M H ^c  

^a Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seonam University   (South Korea)

^d Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Airway hyperresponsiveness

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENDER; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOSE DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASHORE; SKIN TEST; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; KOREA; LUNG; MALE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SKIN TESTS; STATISTICS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 0037899111     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00205.x     Document Type: Article

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