Respiratory and cardiovascular function at rest and during exercise testing in a healthy working population: Effects of outdoor traffic air pollution

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 475-482

  Volpino, P ^a   Tomei, Francesco ^b,d   La Valle, C ^b   Tomao, E ^c   Rosati, M V ^b   Ciarrocca, M ^b   De Sio, S ^b   Cangemi, B ^b   Vigliarolo, R ^a   Fedele, F ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c IML   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air Pollution; Cardiovascular and respiratory function; Exercise testing; Outdoor; Traffic policemen

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; OXYHEMOGLOBIN; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; ITALY; LUNG CAPACITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; VOLUNTEER; WORKER;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; RESPIRATION; URBAN HEALTH; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 7744226666     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqh102     Document Type: Article

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