Subject-domain approach to the study of air pollution effects on schoolchildren's illness absence

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-74

  Hwang, Jing Shiang ^a   Chen, Yi Ju ^b   Wang, Jung Der ^b,c   Lai, Yu Min ^b   Yang, Chun Yuh ^d   Chan, Chang Chuan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Epidemiologic methods; Nitrogen dioxide; Statistics; Time series; Time dependent covariate

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE;

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

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ABSENTEEISM; AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SCHOOLS;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0034234101     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.1.67     Document Type: Article

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