Residence near a major road and respiratory symptoms in U.S. veterans

Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 728-736

  Garshick, Eric ^a,b   Laden, Francine ^b,c   Hart, Jaime E ^b,c   Caron, Amy ^b  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Air pollution; GIS; Mobile sources; Respiratory symptoms; Traffic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; TRAFFIC; UNITED STATES; WHEEZING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXHAUST GAS; MIDDLE AGED; VETERAN;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; VETERANS;

EID: 1542472956     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000082045.50073.66     Document Type: Article

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