A longitudinal study of ambient air pollutants and the lung peak expiratory flow rates among asthmatic children in Hungary

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1272-1280

  Agócs, Mary M ^a   White, Mary C ^a   Ursicz, Gabriella ^b   Olson, David R ^a   Vámos, Adrien ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Budapest Inst Pub HMOS ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA INCIDENCE; CHILDREN'S HEALTH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; HUNGARY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WINTER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNGARY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

HUNGARY, BUDAPEST;

EID: 2642591968     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.6.1272     Document Type: Article

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