Effect of outdoor and indoor nitrogen dioxide on respiratory symptoms in schoolchildren
Author(s) -
Masayuki Shima,
Motoaki Adachi
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/29.5.862
Subject(s) - wheeze , asthma , medicine , incidence (geometry) , bronchitis , odds ratio , logistic regression , nitrogen dioxide , cohort , respiratory system , chronic bronchitis , environmental health , respiratory sounds , demography , pediatrics , geography , meteorology , physics , sociology , optics
Nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)), an oxidant gas that contaminates both outdoor and indoor air, is considered to be a potential risk factor for asthma. We investigated concurrently the effects of outdoor and indoor NO(2) on the prevalence and incidence of respiratory symptoms among children.
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