Respiratory effects of fine and ultrafine particles from indoor sources-a randomized sham-controlled exposure study of healthy volunteers

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 6871-6889

  Soppa, Vanessa J ^a   Schins, Roel P F ^a   Hennig, Frauke ^a   Hellack, Bryan ^b   Quass, Ulrich ^b   Kaminski, Heinz ^b   Kuhlbusch, Thomas A J ^b,c   Hoffmann, Barbara ^a,d   Weinmayr, Gudrun ^a  

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

^b Institute of Energy and Environmental Technology   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^d HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Controlled exposure; Fine and ultrafine particles; Indoor sources; Lung function

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANT; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; MAXIMAL EXPIRATORY FLOW; MIDDLE AGED; VITAL CAPACITY; YOUNG ADULT;

AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; MAXIMAL EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; VITAL CAPACITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903954165     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110706871     Document Type: Article

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