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Respiratory Effects of Exposure to Diesel Traffic in Persons with Asthma
Author(s) -
James McCreanor,
Paul Cullinan,
Mark Nieuwenhuijsen,
James StewartEvans,
Eleni Malliarou,
Lars Järup,
Robert Harrington,
Magnus Svartengren,
Inkyu Han,
Pamela OhmanStrickland,
Kian Fan Chung,
Junfeng Zhang
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa071535
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , environmental health , air pollution , respiratory system , respiratory disease , health hazard , diesel fuel , road traffic , hazard , medical emergency , emergency medicine , immunology , transport engineering , waste management , lung , chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering
Air pollution from road traffic is a serious health hazard, and people with preexisting respiratory disease may be at increased risk. We investigated the effects of short-term exposure to diesel traffic in people with asthma in an urban, roadside environment.

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