Near-road exposure and impact of air pollution on allergic diseases in elementary school children: A cross-sectional study

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 698-713

  Kim, Ho Hyun ^a   Lee, Chung Soo ^b   Yu, Seung Do ^c   Lee, Jung Sub ^c   Chang, Jun Young ^c   Jeon, Jun Min ^d   Son, Hye Rim ^e   Park, Chan Jung ^f   Shin, Dong Chun ^e   Lim, Young Wook ^e  

^a PyeongTaek University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Biological Resources   (South Korea)

^c National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^e Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f The Environment Technology Institute Coway Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Allergic disease; ISAAC; School children; Traffic

Indexed keywords

BLACK CARBON; NITROUS OXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; AIR POLLUTANT; EXHAUST GAS;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BETA RADIATION; CHILD; COMPLEX SOURCE ZONE I; COMPLEX SOURCE ZONE II; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; LAND USE; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEAR ROAD EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC RELATED ZONE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SCHOOL; SOUTH KOREA; TOXICITY;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SCHOOLS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84961267147     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2016.57.3.698     Document Type: Article

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