Comparison of air pollution and the prevalence of allergy-related diseases in Incheon and Jeju City

Korean Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 501-506

  Jeong, Su Ho ^a   Kim, Jeong Hee ^a   Son, Byong Kwan ^a   Hong, Seong Chul ^b   Kim, Su Young ^b   Lee, Geun Hwa ^b   Lim, Dae Hyun ^a  

^a Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Particulate matter; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WHEEZING;

EID: 84863012727     PISSN: 17381061     EISSN: 20927258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2011.54.12.501     Document Type: Article

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