Air pollution and respiratory illness of children in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 475-488

  Lin, Chin A ^a   Martins, Milton A ^a   Farhat, Sylvia C L ^a   Arden Pope III, C ^b   Conceição, Gleice M S ^a   Anastácio, Veruska M ^a   Hatanaka, Marcelo ^a   Andrade, Wagner C ^a   Hamaue, William R ^a   Böhm, György M ^a   Saldiva, Paulo H N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 13044253495     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3016.1999.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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