Association between ambient air concentrations of nitrogen dioxide and respiratory symptoms in children in Prague, Czech Republic. Preliminary results from the Czech part of the SAVIAH study

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 82-85

  Pikhart, H ^a   Prikazsky V ^a   Bobak M ^b   Kriz B ^b   Celko M ^b   Danova J ^b   Pryl, K ^c   Pretel, J ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c Municipal Authority ^*  (Czech Republic)

^d CZECH HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Children; Geographical information systems; Nitrogen dioxide; Respiratory diseases; Small area study

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CZECH REPUBLIC; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA; WHEEZING;

AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 1842290943     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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