Respiratory diseases in children and outdoor air pollution in Sao Paulo, Brazil: A time series analysis

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 477-483

  Gouveia, Nelson ^a   Fletcher, Tony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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

Author keywords

Air pollution; Hospital admissions; Respiratory diseases in children

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INHALATION; METEOROLOGY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; BRAZIL; BRONCHITIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; LUNG DISEASES; PNEUMONIA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0033627103     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.57.7.477     Document Type: Article

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