Respiratory symptoms and lung function in Bangkok school children

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 676-681

  Langkulsen, Uma ^a   Jinsart, Wanida ^b   Karita, Kanae ^c   Yano, Eiji ^c  

^a CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ON HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE MANAGEMENT HSM   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Bangkok; Children; Lung function; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING HABIT; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAXIMAL MIDEXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SPIROMETRY; STUDENTS; THAILAND; URBAN HEALTH; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 33845466584     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckl061     Document Type: Article

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