A prospective study of the impact of air pollution on respiratory symptoms and infections in infants

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 187, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1341-1348

  Stern, Georgette ^a,b   Latzin, Philipp ^a   Röösli, Martin ^c   Fuchs, Oliver ^a,b   Proietti, Elena ^a,b   Kuehni, Claudia ^a   Frey, Urs ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Birth cohort; Healthy infants; Lung function; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; PARTICULATE MATTER; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AIR POLLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84879581562     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201211-2008OC     Document Type: Article

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