Effect of ambient air pollution on pulmonary exacerbations and lung function in cystic fibrosis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 816-821

  Goss, Christopher H ^a   Newsom, Stacey A ^b   Schildcrout, Jonathan S ^b   Sheppard, Lianne ^b   Kaufman, Joel D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Cystic fibrosis; Outcome; Pulmonary exacerbation; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 1642529559     PISSN: 00030805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200306-779oc     Document Type: Article

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