The respiratory health effects of nitrogen dioxide in children with asthma

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 303-309

  Gillespie Bennett, J ^a   Pierse, N ^a   Wickens, K ^b   Crane, J ^b   Howden Chapman, P ^a   Shields, H ^b   Viggers, H ^b   Free, S ^b   Phipps, R ^c   Fjallstrom, P ^c   Boulic, M ^c   Cunningham, M ^d   Lloyd, B ^b   Cunningham, C ^e   Chapman, R ^f   Bullen, C ^g   Woodward, A ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d Building Research Association of New Zealand Limited   (New Zealand)

^e MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^f VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^g UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Heating; Nitrogen dioxide; Randomised community trial

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEADACHE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RHINORRHEA; SCHOOL CHILD; SNEEZING; WHEEZING; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASTHMA; CHILD; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEASONS; SNEEZING;

EID: 80051478859     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00115409     Document Type: Article

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