SAPALDIA: Methods and participation in the cross-sectional part of the Swiss Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults

Sozial- und Praventivmedizin

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 67-84

  Martin, Brian W ^a,b,c   Ackermann Liebrich, Ursula ^a,b,c   Leuenberger, Philippe ^b,c   Künzli, Nino ^a,b,c   Stutz, Elisabeth Zemp ^a,b,c   Keller, Roland ^b,c   Zellweger, Jean Pierrre ^b,c   Wüthrich, Brunello ^b,c   Monn, Christian ^b,c   Blaser, Kurt ^b,c   Bolognini, Gianfranco ^b,c   Bongard, Jean Pierre ^b,c   Brändli, Otto ^b,c   Braun, Peter ^b,c   Defila, Claudio ^b,c   Domenighetti, Guido ^b,c   Grize, Leticia ^a,b,c   Karrer, Werner ^a,b,c   Keller Wossidlo, Harriet ^a   Medici, Tullio C ^a   Peeters, Annie ^a   Perruchoud, André P ^b,c   Schindler, Christian ^a,b,c   Schoeni, Martin H ^b,c   Schwartz, Joel ^b,c   Solari, Gianmaria ^b,c   Tschopp, Jean Marie ^b,c   Villiger, Beat ^b,c   more..

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SWITZERLAND;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANTIBODIES; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY CONTROL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SAMPLING STUDIES; SKIN TESTS; SMOKING; SWITZERLAND; URBANIZATION;

EID: 8244235130     PISSN: 03038408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01318136     Document Type: Article

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