Differences in nasal irritant sensitivity by age, gender, and allergic rhinitis status

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 577-583

  Shusterman, Dennis ^a   Murphy, Mary Alice ^b   Balmes, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Demographics; Sensory irritation; Sick building syndrome; VOCs

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; PROPANOL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AIR ANALYSIS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CANNULA; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NOSE; NOSE IRRITATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; POPULATION MODEL; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORY ANALYSIS; VAPOR; WATER VAPOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RISK FACTORS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SEX FACTORS; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME;

EID: 0242325677     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-003-0459-0     Document Type: Article

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