Long- and medium-term ozone effects on lung growth including a broad spectrum of exposure

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 292-299

  Ihorst, Gabi ^a,b   Frischer, T ^d   Horak, F ^d   Schumacher, M ^b   Kopp, M ^a   Forster, J ^c   Mattes, J ^a   Kuehr, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Inst Med Biometr/Med Info   (Germany)

^c St Josefs Hospital   (Germany)

^d ST ANNA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Children; Long term exposure; Lung growth; Ozone

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GERMANY; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPIROMETRY; SUMMER; TISSUE GROWTH; WINTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AUSTRIA; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GERMANY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LUNG; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDIES; OZONE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 1042269509     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.04.00021704     Document Type: Article

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