Effects of ambient air pollution and environmental tobacco smoke on respiratory health of non-smoking women in Hong Kong

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 859-864

  Wong, C M ^a   Hu, Z G ^a   Lam, T H ^a   Hedley, A J ^a   Peters, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Environmental tobacco smoke; Hong Kong; Respiratory health; Women

Indexed keywords

SULFATE; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

AIR QUALITY; HEALTH IMPACT; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LAW; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CHINA;

EID: 0032697572     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/28.5.859     Document Type: Article

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