Short-term effects of air pollution on childhood respiratory illness in Piraeus, Greece, 1987-1992: Nonparametric stochastic dynamic analysis

Environmental Research

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 275-296

  Kontos, A S ^a   Fassois, S D ^a   Deli, M F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Childhood respiratory illness; Nonparametric analysis; Ozone effects; Stochastic dynamic analysis

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; CHILD HEALTH; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GREECE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

GREECE; PIRAEUS;

EID: 0032708576     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1999.3995     Document Type: Article

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