The role of air pollution in adult-onset asthma: A review of the current evidence

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 606-619

  Jacquemin, Benedicte ^a,b   Schikowski, Tamara ^c,d   Carsin, Anneelie ^e,f,g,h   Hansell, Anna ^i,j   Krämer, Ursula ^k   Sunyer, Jordi ^e,f,g,h   Probst Hensch, Nicole ^c,d   Kauffmann, Francine ^a,b   Künzli, Nino ^c,d  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^f CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

ⁱ IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^j ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^k IUF LEIBNIZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

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Author keywords

adults; air pollution; asthma incidence; traffic; ultrafine particulate matter

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; ATOPY; COMORBIDITY; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENDER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ONSET AGE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84867333831     PISSN: 10693424     EISSN: 10989048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1325191     Document Type: Review

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