Industrial atmospheric pollution, historical land use patterns and mortality

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-93

  Sainsbury, Peter ^a   Hussey, Ruth ^b   Ashton, John ^c   Andrews, Bolwell ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Liverpool Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^c North West Regional Health Authority ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Ratcheugh Crag Cottage/Observatory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

industrial atmospheric pollution; mortality; socioeconomic deprivation

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LAND USE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0029913284     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024467     Document Type: Article

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