Exposure to traffic related air pollutants: Self reported traffic intensity versus GIS modelled exposure

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 517-523

  Heinrich, J ^a   Gehring, U ^b   Cyrys, J ^b   Brauer, M ^c   Hoek, G ^d   Fischer, P ^e   Bellander, T ^f   Brunekreef, B ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^f KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GERMANY; HOME; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GERMANY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL CLASS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 23044440920     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.016766     Document Type: Article

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