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| Author and Title |
Vedal, S., Schenker, M.B., Samet, J.M., and Speizer, F.E. Risk Factors for Childhood Respirtory Disease. |
| Article in |
Am Rev Respir Dis 1984; 130:187-192. |
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Children |
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Research |
| Description |
Four thousand elementary-school-age children from a rural area of western Pennsylvania participated in a cross-sectional survey that consisted of a standardized respiratory questionnaire complete by their parents and spirometric testing at school. Spirogrphic tracings were digitized to obtain the FVC, FEV0.75, FEF25-75, Vmax75, and Vmax90, which were standardized for height, age, and sex for the subsequent analyses. Independent associations of potential risk factors with the standardized pulmonary fun |
This bibliography item comes from the "Broad-search Annotated Bibliography on Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) and Indoor Air Pollution (With Emphasis on Children Under Five in Developing Countries)", December 1998, Prepared by Daniel M. Kammen, Gemini Wahhaj, and Maame Yaa Yiadom, under EHP Activity No. 263-CC (with support of USAID). Used with permission.
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