An investigation of the association between traffic exposure and the diagnosis of asthma in children

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-55

  Gordian, Mary Ellen ^a   Haneuse, Sebastien ^b   Wakefield, Jonathan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma; Children; GIS; PM10; Traffic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DENSITY; EXHAUST GAS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 33646481341     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500436     Document Type: Article

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