Ambient particulate air pollution and childhood asthma exacerbations

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 321-323

  Salvi, Sundeep ^a  

^a Chest Research Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AMBIENT AIR; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0142122539     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61675-4     Document Type: Editorial

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