PERSONAL EXPOSURE TO NITROGEN DIOXIDE AND HEALTH EFFECTS AMONG PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

Kristiina Mukala

National Public Health Institute
Division of Environmental Health
P.O.Box 95, FIN 70701 Kuopio, Finland

ACADEMIC DISSERTATION

To be presented with the permission of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Helsinki for public examination in the small lecture room at the Meilahti Theoretical Institutes, Haartmaninkatu 3 on Thursday November 25th 1999, at 12 o´clock noon.
Helsinki, 1999

Author´s address:

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A,
FIN-00250 Helsinki, Finland
Phone+358 9 4747297
Fax+358 9 4583092
Email kristiina.mukala@occuphealth.fi

Supervisors:

Professor Jouko Tuomisto, M.D., Ph.D.
National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland

Docent Juha Pekkanen, M.D., Ph.D.
National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland

Dr. Raimo O. Salonen, M.D., Ph.D.
National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland

Reviewers:

Professor Bert Brunekreef, Ph.D.
University of Wageningen, the Netherlands

Professor Markku Koskenvuo, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Turku, Finland

Opponent:

Docent Tari Haahtela, M.D., Ph.D
University of Helsinki, Finland

Publisher of eletronic version:

Helsingin yliopiston verkkojulkaisut
Helsinki, 1999
ISBN 951-45-8977-7 (HTML version)

Printed version:

Mukala Kristiina. Personal exposure to nitrogen dioxide and health effects among preschool children. Publications of National Public Health Institute A 22/1999. 70 p.