Case-control study of hospital admission with asthma in children aged 5-14 years: Relation with road traffic in north west London

Thorax

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1070-1074

  Wilkinson, P ^a   Elliott, P ^b   Grundy, C ^a   Shaddick, G ^b   Thakrar, B ^a   Walls, P ^a   Falconer, S ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; Road traffic pollution

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CITY; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXHAUST GAS; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032704066     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.54.12.1070     Document Type: Article

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