Respiratory health effects of air pollution: Update on biomass smoke and traffic pollution

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-11

  Laumbach, Robert J ^a   Kipen, Howard M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

air pollutants; asthma; Biomass; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; particulate matter; traffic

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKE;

AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TRAFFIC; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84455167672     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.11.021     Document Type: Review

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