Indoor air pollution and respiratory health in the elderly

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 1783-1789

  Bentayeb, Malek ^a,b   Simoni, Marzia ^c   Norback, Dan ^d   Baldacci, Sandra ^c   Maio, Sara ^c   Viegi, Giovanni ^c,e   Annesi Maesano, Isabella ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aged; environment; epidemiology; indoor air pollution; lung disease.

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS; RESPIRATORY EFFECTS; RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PUBLISHING;

PULMONARY DISEASES;

TOBACCO SMOKE;

AGE; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LUNG CANCER; LUNG FUNCTION; MEDLINE; PASSIVE SMOKING; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; WHEEZING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84884536433     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2013.826052     Document Type: Article

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