To study the possible chronic respiratory effects of air pollutants, we designed and initiated
a 10-yr prospective study of Southern California public schoolchildren living in 12 …

To study possible chronic respiratory effects of air pollutants, we initiated a 10-yr prospective
cohort study of Southern California children, with a study design focused on four pollutants: …

Although acute adverse effects on asthma have been frequently found for the US
Environmental Protection Agency's principal criteria air pollutants, there is little epidemiologic …

We used daily time-series analysis to evaluate associations between ambient carbon monoxide,
nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter [less than and equal to] 10 microm in aerodynamic …

Objectives: To evaluate risk factors for respiratory morbidity in chronic spinal cord injury (SCI).
Setting: Model SCI care system based at an urban public rehabilitation medical center. …

… William S Linn1, … identified the maximal forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV 1 ) and forced
vital capacity (FVC) from a series of seven efforts from each child, as described previously.13 …

Information about health effects from controlled exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution
is relatively limited but potentially critical in urban locations such as Los Angeles, where …

Indoor volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have been associated with asthma, but there is
little epidemiologic work on ambient exposures, and no data on relationships between …

We assessed the effect of daily variations in ambient air pollutants on exhaled nitric oxide
fraction (F eNO ) using data from a cohort of school children with large differences in air …

Study objective To determine the ability of childrenand adolescents to meet the American
Thoracic Society (ATS) goals forspirometry quality that were based on results from adults. …