Wood smoke exposure and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 542-546

  Orozco Levi, M ^a   Garcia Aymerich, J ^b   Villar, J ^b   Ramirez Sarmiento A ^a   Anto J M ^b   Gea, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass; Charcoal; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Risk; Smoke; Wood

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUMMER; WINTER; WOOD;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKE; WOOD;

EID: 33644851454     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.06.00052705     Document Type: Article

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