Environmental effect on health: Air pollution and smoke
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Effect of air pollution and environmental tobacco smoke on serum hyaluronate concentrations in school children.
OBJECTIVES To evaluate serum hyaluronate concentrations relative to air pollution, environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), and respiratory health in Japanese school children. METHODS Respiratory symptoms and serum IgE concentrations were examined in 1037 school children living in four communities in Japan with differing levels of air pollution. Serum hyaluronate concentrations were assayed in 230 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Disease
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2468-5690
DOI: 10.4103/2468-5690.198620