Serum polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons among children with and without asthma: Correlation to environmental and dietary factors

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 211-217

  Al Daghri, Nasser M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Environmental exposure; PAH; Wheezing children

Indexed keywords

ACENAPHTHENE DERIVATIVE; ACENAPHTHYLENE; BENZACEPHENANTHRYLENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVE; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; PYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AWARENESS; BLOOD LEVEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 57149084744     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10001-008-0021-0     Document Type: Article

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