Is outdoor air pollution associated with physician visits for allergic rhinitis among the elderly in Toronto, Canada?

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 750-758

  Villeneuve, P J ^a   Doiron, M S ^a   Stieb, D ^a   Dales, R ^a   Burnett, R T ^a   Dugandzic, R ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Allergic rhinitis; Hay fever; Time series

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; RAGWEED ANTIGEN;

AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAGWEED; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE;

AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PHYSICIANS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEASONS;

EID: 33744481287     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01070.x     Document Type: Article

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