Association between ozone and hospitalization for acute respiratory diseases in children less than 2 years of age

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 444-452

  Burnett, Richard T ^a   Smith Doiron, Marc ^a   Stieb, Dave ^a   Raizenne, Mark E ^a   Brook, Jeffrey R ^b   Dales, Robert E ^a   Leech, Judy A ^a   Cakmak, Sabit ^a   Krewski, Daniel ^c  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Child; Hospitalization; Ozone; Respiratory tract diseases

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; CHILD HEALTH; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; OZONE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFANT; SUMMER; WEATHER;

ACUTE DISEASE; AIR POLLUTION; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ONTARIO; OZONE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; URBAN HEALTH;

CANADA;

EID: 0035283248     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/153.5.444     Document Type: Article

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