Respiratory effects of air pollution on allergic disease

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0091-6749(92)90128-O· OSTI ID:7013163

Pierson, W E; Koenig, J Q ^[1]

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1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle (United States)

Allergic patients have an increased susceptibility to the adverse effects of both natural and man-made air pollutants. This goes for both indoor and outdoor air pollutants and manifests itself with biochemical, cellular, and pathophysiologic expressions of adverse health effects in allergic individuals. Also occupationally induced allergic diseases will remain very important. This area has been reviewed recently by Cullen et al. Since allergic patients comprise somewhere between 15% and 20% of the population, this increased susceptibility is of crucial importance not only for medical care and research but for legislative and regulatory consideration to protect these vulnerable individuals.108 references.

• OSTI ID: 7013163
• Journal Information: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; (United States), Vol. 90:4 Pt 1; ISSN 0091-6749
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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