Long-term exposure to close-proximity air pollution and asthma and allergies in urban children

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-40

  Penard Morand C ^a,b,c   Raherison, C ^d,e   Charpin, D ^f   Kopferschmitt, C ^g   Lavaud, F ^h   Caillaud, D ⁱ   Annesi Maesano, I ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^d HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^f HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^g HÔPITAL CIVIL   (France)

^h HÔPITAL MAISON BLANCHE   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Allergic rhinitis; Allergic sensitisation; Asthma; Eczema; Exposure assessment

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; EXHAUST GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; ECZEMA; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; TOPOGRAPHY; URBAN AREA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FRANCE; HEALTH; HYPERSENSITIVITY; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; BENZENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SULFUR DIOXIDE; URBAN HEALTH; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77954641803     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00116109     Document Type: Article

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