Association between ambient air pollution and health-related quality of life in Japan: Ecological study

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 383-391

  Yamazaki, Shin ^a   Nitta, Hiroshi ^a   Murakami, Yoshitaka ^a   Fukuhara, Shunichi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Health related quality of life; SF 36

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN OXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGEN OXIDES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 27644581906     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120500292279     Document Type: Article

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