Locally generated participate pollution and respiratory symptoms in young children

Thorax

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 216-220

  Pierse, N ^a   Rushton, L ^a   Harris, R S ^a   Kuehni, C E ^b   Silverman, M ^a   Grigg, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING; AIR POLLUTION; BREATHING DISORDER; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; INFANT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AIR POLLUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 33645056929     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2004.036418     Document Type: Article

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