Air pollution and child respiratory health: A case-crossover study in Australia and New Zealand

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1272-1278

  Barnett, Adrian G ^b   Williams, Gail M ^b   Schwartz, Joel ^b   Neller, Anne H ^b   Best, Trudi L ^b   Petroeschevsky, Anna L ^b   Simpson, Rod W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Australasia; Meta analysis; Respiration disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; NEPHELOMETRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PNEUMONIA; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEASON; WEATHER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR POLLUTION; AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEW ZEALAND; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEASONS;

EID: 19644382347     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200411-1586OC     Document Type: Article

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