Effect of dust aerosol in patients with asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 134-138

  Gupta, Parul ^a   Singh, Sheetu ^b   Kumar, Sudhir ^a   Choudhary, Mahender ^a   Singh, Virendra ^b  

^a MALAVIYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Adhesion; FEV1; Particle size distribution; PM10; Sandstorm

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DUST EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSOLS; ASTHMA; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DUST; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84863172291     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2011.645180     Document Type: Article

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