Moderate increases in ambient PM2.5 and ozone are associated with lung function decreases in beach lifeguards

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 202-211

  Thaller, Ephraim I ^a   Petronella, Sharon A ^a   Hochman, Dan ^a   Howard, Shawn ^b   Chhikara, Raj S ^b   Brooks, Edward G ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT; SEASHORE;

EID: 40049094333     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31816386b4     Document Type: Article

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