Respiratory effects of commuters'exposure to air pollution in traffic

Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 219-227

  Zuurbier, Moniek ^a,b   Hoek, Gerard ^b   Oldenwening, Marieke ^b   Meliefste, Kees ^b   Van Den Hazel, Peter ^a   Brunekreef, Bert ^b,c  

^a Public Health Services Gelderland Midden   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MAXIMAL MID EXPIRATORY FLOW; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SPIROMETRY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAVEL;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951576401     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3182093693     Document Type: Article

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