Environmental tobacco smoke and absenteeism related to respiratory illness in schoolchildren

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 157, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 861-869

  Gilliland, F D ^a   Berhane, K ^a   Islam, T ^a   Wenten, M ^a   Rappaport, E ^a   Avol, E ^a   Gauderman, W J ^a   McConnell, R ^a   Peters, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Child; Respiratory system; Respiratory tract diseases; Schools; Tobacco smoke pollution

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH RISK; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SMOKING;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; RR INTERVAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ABSENTEEISM; ASTHMA; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038665166     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg037     Document Type: Article

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