Experimental human exposure to air pollutants is essential to understand adverse health effects

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 691-696

  Rom, William N ^a   Boushey, Homer ^b   Caplan, Arthur ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chamber studies; Ozone; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

OZONE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AMBIENT AIR; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERCISE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LAVAGE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; THERAPEUTIC HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION;

EID: 84887085556     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: 15354989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2013-0253PS     Document Type: Review

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