Airborne particulates and asthma: A Maine case study

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 75-92

  Langley Turnbaugh, Samantha J ^a   Gordon, Nancy R ^a   Lambert, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; heavy metals; PM10; suspended particulate matter

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; VANADIUM;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY; SUMMER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UNITED STATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAINE; METALS, HEAVY; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 20544436696     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0748233705th218oa     Document Type: Article

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