Effects of traffic air pollution and hornbeam pollen on adult asthma hospitalizations in Zagreb

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-68

  Krmpotic, Diana ^a   Luzar Stiffler, Vesna ^b   Rakusic, Neven ^a   Stipic Markovic, Asja ^c   Hrga, Ivana ^d   Pavlovic, Mladen ^e  

^a KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences   (Croatia)

^d Institute of Public Health Dr Andrija Stampar   (Croatia)

^e INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma; Exacerbation; Pollens

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXHAUST GAS; HORNBEAM POLLEN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; BETULACEAE; CROATIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MOTOR VEHICLES; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POLLEN; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 84860400851     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000322177     Document Type: Article

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