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Acute Effects of Air Pollutants in Asthma

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New Trends in Allergy IV

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The past few decades have generated increasing concern about the potential health risks due to air pollution. Much of the evidence regarding adverse effects of air pollutants has been derived from experimental exposures to sulphur dioxide (S02), nitrogen dioxide (N02), and ozone in healthy subjects and subjects with asthma. This short review will focus on some specific results obtained by this approach.

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  1. H. Magnussen
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Klinik and Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie am Biederstein, Technische Universität München, Biedersteiner Str. 29, 80802, München, Germany

    Johannes Ring

  2. Abt. Experimentelle Dermatologie und Allergologie, Universitäts-Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Martinistraße 53, 20246, Hamburg, Germany

    Heidrun Behrendt

  3. Hautklinik/Allergieabteilung, Universitäts-Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Martinistraße 53, 20246, Hamburg, Germany

    Dieter Vieluf

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Magnussen, H., Jörres, R.A. (1997). Acute Effects of Air Pollutants in Asthma. In: Ring, J., Behrendt, H., Vieluf, D. (eds) New Trends in Allergy IV. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60419-5_12

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