Effect of short-term exposure to gaseous pollution on asthma hospitalisation in children: A bi-directional case-crossover analysis

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-55

  Lin, M ^a   Chen, Yue ^a   Burnett, R T ^b   Villeneuve, P J ^a   Krewski, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION; RISK FACTOR; WEATHER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ASTHMA; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHILD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GASES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; ODDS RATIO; ONTARIO; OZONE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

CANADA;

EID: 0037221411     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.1.50     Document Type: Article

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