Associations between source-indicative pollution metrics and increases in pulmonary inflammation and reduced lung function in a panel of asthmatic children

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 487-499

  Greenwald, Roby ^a   Sarnat, Stefanie Ebelt ^a   Raysoni, Amit U ^b   Li, Wen Whai ^b   Johnson, Brent A ^a   Stock, Thomas H ^c   Holguin, Fernando ^d   Sosa, Teresa ^b   Sarnat, Jeremy A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 500 W University Avenue   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma control; BTEX; Exhaled nitric oxide; Lung function; Traffic pollution

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE INCIDENCE; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TRAFFIC EMISSION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EL PASO; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878213199     PISSN: 18739318     EISSN: 18739326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-012-0186-3     Document Type: Article

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