Traffic and outdoor air pollution levels near residences and poorly controlled asthma in adults

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 455-463

  Meng, Ying Ying ^a   Wilhelm, Michelle ^b   Rull, Rudolph P ^c   English, Paul ^d   Ritz, Beate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; TRAFFIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248532571     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60760-0     Document Type: Article

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