97
Views
23
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Effects of Air Pollution on Respiratory Health of Adults in Three Chinese Cities

, , , , &
Pages 373-381 | Received 31 Oct 1998, Published online: 05 Apr 2010

References

  • Chen , J , Peng , Z and Zheng , Y. 1992 . Physical and chemical characteristic of aerosol in Chongqing city . Chongqing Environ Science , 3 : 25 – 28 .
  • He , Q , Lioy , P J Wilson , W E . 1993 . Effects of air pollution on children's pulmonary function in urban and suburban areas of Wuhan, People's Republic of China . Arch Environ Health , 48 : 382 – 91 .
  • Lin , Y , He , Q Din , Y . 1990 . Study of the effects of atmospheric pollution on the residence in Wuhan . Wuhan Environmental Protection Institute Reports , December
  • Waldman , J M , Lioy , P J Zelenka , M . 1991 . Wintertime measurements of acidic aerosols in Wuhan: a city in central China . Atmos Environ , 25B : 113 – 20 .
  • Xu , X and Wang , L. 1993 . Association of indoor and outdoor particulate level with chronic respiratory illness . Am Rev Respir Dis , 148 : 1516 – 22 .
  • Chinese and American Scientists Discussion Memorandum Concerning Cooperative Study of Long-term Air pollution Effects on Lung Function, Under Annex 1 of the China-U.S. Protocol . 1988 . For Scientific and Technical Cooperation in the Field of Environmental Protection . Cooperation Study Group between China and U.S. ,
  • Qian , Z , Chapman , R S and Zhang , J. Effects of air pollution on children's respiratory health in three Chinese cities. (Submitted to Archives of Environmental Health.)
  • Smith , K R , Apte , M G Ma , Y . 1994 . Air pollution and the energy ladder in Asian cities . Energy , 19 : 587 – 600 .
  • Xu , X , Gao , J Dockery , D W . 1994 . Air pollution and daily mortality in residential areas of Beijing, China . Arch Environ Health , 49 : 216 – 22 .
  • Zhang , J , Smith , K R Uma , R . “ Carbon monoxide from cookstoves in developing countries. 2 ” . In Potential chronic exposures (Submitted to Chemosphere.)
  • Smith , K R and Liu , Y. 1994 . “ Indoor air pollution in developing countries ” . In Epidemiology of Lung Cancer, Lung Biology in Health, and Disease Series , Edited by: Samet , J M . Vol. 74 , 151 – 84 . New York : Marcel Dekker .
  • 1982 . Environmental Monitoring Standardization Methods , National Environmental Protection Agency of P.R.C .
  • Burton , R M , Suh , H H and Koutrakis , P. 1996 . Spatial variation in particulate concentrations within Metropolitan Philadelphia . Environ Sci Technol , 30 : 400
  • Pope , C A III , Thun , M J Namboodiri , M M . 1995 . Particulate air pollution as a predictor of mortality in a prospective study of U.S. adults . Am J Respir Crit Care Med , 151 : 669 – 74 .
  • Schwartz , J , Dockery , D W and Neas , LM. 1996 . Is daily mortality associated specifically with fine particles? . J Air Waste Manage Assoc , 46 : 927 – 39 .
  • Lebowitz , M D , Knudson , R J and Burrows , B. 1975 . The Tucson epidemiological study of chronic obstructive lung disease. I. Methodology and prevalence of disease . Am J Epidemiol , 102 : 137 – 52 .
  • Horstman , D , Kotesovec , F Vitnerova , N . 1997 . Pulmonary functions of school children in highly polluted Northern Bohemia . Arch Environ Health , 52 : 56 – 62 .
  • Spengler , J D , Koutrakis , P Dockery , D W . 1996 . Health effects of acid aerosols on North American children: air pollution exposures . Environ Health Perspect , 104 : 492 – 99 .
  • Dockery , D W , Cunningham , J Damokosh , Al. 1996 . Health effects of acid aerosols on North American children: respiratory symptoms . Environ Health Perspect , 104 : 500 – 05 .
  • Smith , KR. 1993 . Fuel combustion, air pollution exposure, and health: the situation in developing countries . Ann Rev Energy Environ , 18 : 529 – 66 .
  • Zhang , J and Smith , KR. 1996 . Hydrocarbon emissions and health risks from cookstoves in developing countries . J Expos Anal Environ Epidemiol , 6 : 147 – 61 .
  • Lan , Q , Chen , W Chen , H . 1993 . Risk factors for lung cancer in non-smokers in Xuanwei county of China . Biomed Environ Sci , 6 : 112 – 18 .
  • Chapman , R S , Calafiore , D C and Hasselblad , V. 1985 . Prevalence of persistent cough and phlegm in young adults in relation to long-term ambient sulfur oxide exposure . Am Rev Respir Dis , 132 : 261 – 67 .
  • Cookson , W OCM and Moffatt , MF. 1997 . Asthma: an epidemic in the absence of infection? . Science , 275 : 41 – 42 .
  • Von Mutius , E , Martinez , F D Fritzsch , C . 1994 . Skin test reactivity and number of siblings . Br Med J , 308 : 692 – 95 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.