Urban air pollution and respiratory allergy

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Pulmonary Series

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 136-140

  D'Amato, Gennaro ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution and allergy; Air pollution aeroallergens interaction; Allergic asthma; Hay fever and hay asthma; Pollen allergy; Pollinosis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIGEN; DIESEL FUEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIRWAY; ALLERGENICITY; ATMOSPHERE; ATOPY; CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXHAUST GAS; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LIFESTYLE; MORPHOLOGY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANT; POLLEN ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; SENSITIZATION; SYMPTOM; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

EID: 14244273581     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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