Long-term ambient air pollution and lung function impairment in Chinese children from a high air pollution range area: The Seven Northeastern Cities (SNEC) study

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 138, Issue , 2016, Pages 144-151

  Zeng, Xiao Wen ^a   Vivian, Elaina ^b   Mohammed, KaheeA ^b   Jakhar, Shailja ^b   Vaughn, Michael ^b   Huang, Jin ^b   Zelicoff, Alan ^b   Xaverius, Pamela ^b   Bai, Zhipeng ^c   Lin, Shao ^d   Hao, Yuan Tao ^a   Paul, Gunther ^e   Morawska, Lidia ^e   Wang, Si Quan ^f   Qian, Zhengmin ^b   Dong, Guang Hui ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^f HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Children; China; Gender differences; Heavy air pollution; Lung function impairment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; CHILDREN; CHINA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; GENDER DIFFERENCES; LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS; LUNG FUNCTION;

AIR POLLUTION;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AMBIENT AIR; ANATOMY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENDER; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; STREET CHILDREN; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC SPIROMETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CHINA; EUROPE;

EID: 84968735606     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.05.003     Document Type: Article

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