Quality of life in relation to the traffic pollution indicators NO2 and NOx: Results from the Swedish GA2LEN survey

BMJ Open Respiratory Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Sommar, Johan Nilsson ^a   Ek, Alexandra ^b   Middelveld, Roelinde ^b   Bjerg, Anders ^c   Dahlén, Sven Erik ^b   Janson, Christer ^d   Forsberg, Bertil ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; ASTHMA; ASTHMA QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EURO QUALITY OF LIFE HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PEAK NASAL INSPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 85006673267     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20524439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2014-000039     Document Type: Article

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