Indoor nitrous acid and respiratory symptoms and lung function in adults

Thorax

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 474-479

  Jarvis, D L ^a   Leaderer, B P ^b   Chinn, S ^a   Burney, P G ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROUS ACID;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GAS ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; NITROUS ACID; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 20444504409     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2004.032177     Document Type: Article

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