Air pollution during pregnancy and lung function in newborns: A birth cohort study

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 594-603

  Latzin, P ^a,b   Roosli M ^a   Huss, A ^a   Kuehni, C E ^a   Frey, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Exhaled nitric oxide; Infant; Lung function; Lung growth

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PNEUMONIA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIDAL VOLUME;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; COHORT STUDIES; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NITRIC OXIDE; OZONE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 61649117011     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00084008     Document Type: Article

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