Outdoor air pollution

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: J. Sunyer (Barcelona, Spain), F. De Blay (Strasbourg, France)
Prevalence of asthma and respiratory symtoms among 15-17 year-old Cypriots in communities near power stations
N. Middleton, P. Yiallouros, O. Kolokotroni, P. Koutrakis (Nicosia, Limassol, Cyprus; Boston, United States Of America)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Correlation between inflammatory response and particulate metter in human lung. Preliminary data
P. Santus, E. Lesma, P. Carlucci, M. Mondoni, D. Radovanovic, F. Di Marco, A. Gorio, S. Centanni (Milano, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Air pollution and increased levels of exhaled nitric oxide in nonasthmatic adults
M. Tor, O. Keskin, C. Cevik, M. Altuntas (Zonguldak, Turkey)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Global warming and air pollution burden of illness in Hong Kong
W. C. Chan, K. L. Choo (Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Analysis of carbon monoxide in the breathable air by the breath CO method for risk assessment of indoor CO exposure and comparison with COHb measurement in blood samples
M. Bauer, G. Notbohm, G. Laschinski, K. Siegmund, S. Schwarze (Düsseldorf, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Acute cardiovascular effects of pulmonary exposure to diesel exhaust particles: Protective effect of thymoquinone
A. Nemmar, A. Al- Dhaheri, F. Marzouqi, S. Zia, S. Dhanasekaran, S. Al-Salam, E. Kazzam (Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates)
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Congress or journal article abstract
A portable device capable to ensure a good air quality inside a rain covered baby carriage with a particle removal efficiency up to 90%
G. Invernizzi, A. Ruprecht (Milan, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Prevalence of respiratory symptmons and diseases according to source of biomass in Brazilian rural settlements
L. Silva, A. Sellmer, P. Saldiva, Bandeira Cientifica Project (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Relative risk of obstruction depending on place of living and other selected factors
A. Badyda, W. Lubinski (Warsaw, Poland)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Heavy vehicle traffic exhaust is related to wheezing in schoolchildren
M. Andersson, L. Modig, L. Jonsson, B. Forsberg, E. Rönmark (Umeå, Luleå, Sweden)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Concentrated ambient fine particles (CAPs) elicit airway inflammation and hypersecretory hyperplasia in rats
M. Lemos, L. Pastro, S. Pedro, P. Saldiva (Brazil)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Long-term ambient ozone concentrations and incidence of emphysema in nonsmoking California adults
S. Metghalchi, L. Beeson, S. Knutsen (United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Residential heavy traffic exposure, onset of chronic respiratory diseases and health burden in 8 European cities
L. Perez, P. Goodman, M. Pascale, S. Medina, N. Kuenzli (Basel, Dublin, Ireland; St-Maurice, France)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Influence of meteorological factors on chronic pulmonary disease in elderly in Bavaria, Germany
U. Ferrari, T. Exner, A. Bayerstadler, E. R. Wanka, C. Bergemann, J. Mayer-Arnek, B. Hildenbrand, R. M. Huber, C. Heumann, R. Fischer (Munich, Weßling, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Outpatient visits for asthma in adults and air quality during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing
W. Wang, Y. Li, H. Kan, K. Huang (Beijing, Shanghai, China)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Association between black smoke and SO2 air pollution exposures in 1971 and respiratory mortality 1972-2007 in the UK
A. Hansell, M. Blangiardo, C. Morris, D. Vienneau, J. Gulliver, K. Y. Lee, D. Briggs (Paisley, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Outdoor but not indoor particulate matter is associated with asthma symptoms
J. Balmes, M. Cisternas, P. Quinlan, M. Eisner, L. Trupin, P. Blanc (San Francisco, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Air pollution as a risk factor for obesity formation in children: A longitudinal cohort study
M. Jerrett, J. Wolch, R. McConnell, C. C. R. Chang, K. Berhane (Berkeley, Los Angeles, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Long term exposure to air pollution and asthma hospitalization in The Netherlands
M. Dijkema, U. Gehring, R. van Strien, P. Fischer, B. Brunekreef (Amsterdam, Utrecht, Bilthoven, Netherlands)
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