Blood lead levels and increased bronchial responsiveness

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 41-46

  Min, Jin Young ^a   Min, Kyoung Bok ^a,b   Kim, Rokho ^a   Cho, Sung Il ^a   Paek, Domyung ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asthma; Blood lead level; Immunoglobulin E; Immunotoxicity

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEAD; METHACHOLINE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROVOCATION TEST; ASTHMA; BLOOD; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; KOREA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; LEAD; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 48449092323     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-008-8099-6     Document Type: Article

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