Vehicle exhaust exposure in an incident case-control study of adult asthma

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-81

  Modig, Lars ^a   Jarvholm B ^a   Ronnmark E ^b,c   Nystrom L ^a   Lundback B ^b,c   Andersson, C ^a   Forsberg, B ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adults; Incident asthma; Nitrogen dioxide; Traffic flow

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TEST; SWEDEN; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SWEDEN; URBAN POPULATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 33845458962     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.06.00071505     Document Type: Article

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