Source-specific fine particles in urban air and respiratory function among adult asthmatics

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 191-198

  Penttinen, Pasi ^a,b,c   Vallius, Marko ^a,b   Tiittanen, Pekka ^a   Ruuskanen, Juhani ^b   Pekkanen, Juha ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training EPIET   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL OIL;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SOIL POLLUTANT; SYMPTOM; URBAN AREA;

ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 30744462048     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370500434230     Document Type: Article

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