Association of air pollution with school absenteeism due to illness

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1235-1239

  Park, Hyesook ^a   Lee, Boeun ^a   Ha, Eun Hee ^a   Lee, Jong Tae ^a   Kim, Ho ^b   Hong, Yun Chul ^c  

^a Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sch of Seoul National Public Health   (South Korea)

^c Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ABSENTEEISM; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH KOREA; STUDENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036946498     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.156.12.1235     Document Type: Article

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