Personal exposure to particulate matter is associated with worse health perception in adult asthma

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 120-128

  Maestrelli, P ^a   Canova, C ^a,b   Scapellato, M L ^a   Visentin, A ^a   Tessari, R ^a   Bartolucci, G B ^a   Simonato, L ^a   Lotti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breath condensate; Exhaled nitric oxide; Inflammation; Lung; Pollution; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADULT; ASTHMA; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; SMOKING;

EID: 79955160693     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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