Associations between exposure to ambient photochemical oxidants and the vitality or mental health domain of the health related quality of life

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-179

  Yamazaki, Shin ^a,b   Nitta, Hiroshi ^a   Fukuhara, Shunichi ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Institute for Health Outcomes and Process Evaluation Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MENTAL HEALTH; OXIDANT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 31144436335     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.039560     Document Type: Article

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