Air pollution and respiratory drug use in the city of Como, Italy

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 351-358

  Vegni, Ferdinando E ^a   Castelli, Beatrice ^a   Auxilia, Francesco ^a   Wilkinson, Paul ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Drug utilization; Economics; Pharmacoepidemiology; Respiratory diseases

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; XANTHINE DERIVATIVE;

AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; ITALY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 18844391802     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-005-0243-4     Document Type: Article

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