The role of air pollution in asthma and other pediatric morbidities

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 689-699

  Trasande, Leonardo ^a,b,c,d   Thurston, George D ^e  

^a Center for Children's Health and the Environment   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Carbon monoxide; Children's environmental health; Lead; Nitrogen oxides; Particulate matter; Sulfur dioxide

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARBON MONOXIDE; LEAD; METHYLMERCURY; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ALLERGIC REACTION; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBUSTION; DISASTER; EXHAUST GAS; FAMILY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LAW; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN TEST; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 16244400433     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.01.056     Document Type: Review

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