Indoor air pollution and respiratory health in the elderly

European Respiratory Journal, Supplement

Volumn 21, Issue 40, 2003, Pages

  Simoni, M ^a   Jaakkola, M S ^b   Carrozzi, L ^a   Baldacci, S ^a   Di Pede, F ^a   Viegi, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Indoor pollution; Lung function; Passive smoking; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; EXPOSURE; ITALY; PARTICLE SIZE; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; ITALY; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 0038218336     PISSN: 09041850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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