Association between Proximity to Major Roads and Sputum Cell Counts

BACKGROUND: Air pollution caused by motor vehicle emissions has been associated with exacerbations of obstructive airway diseases; however, the nature of the resulting bronchitis has not been quantified.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Julie Wallace, Liesel D’silva, John Brannan, Frederick E Hargreave, Pavlos Kanaroglou, Parameswaran Nair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/920734