Health effects of air pollution

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1116-1123

  Bernstein, Jonathan A ^a,f   Alexis, Neil ^b   Barnes, Charles ^c   Bernstein, I Leonard ^a   Nel, Andre ^d   Peden, David ^b   Diaz Sanchez, David ^d   Tarlo, Susan M ^e   Williams, P Brock ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f OH 45267 0563 ^*

Author keywords

asthma; diesel exhaust; exposure; interactions between allergens and pollutants; nitrogen dioxide; Outdoor air pollution; ozone; particulate matter; sulfur dioxide

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TOXIC GAS;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PNEUMONIA; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 7944227490     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2004.08.030     Document Type: Article

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