Outdoor and indoor air pollution and COPD-related diseases in high- and low-income countries

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-127

  Liu, Youcheng ^a   Lee, K ^a,b   Perez Padilla, R ^c   Hudson, N L ^a   Mannino, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

COPD; Environmental exposures; Indoor biomass pollution; Outdoor air pollution

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; COST OF ILLNESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCOME; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 38949108627     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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