Intraurban variations of PM10 air pollution in Christchurch, New Zealand: Implications for epidemiological studies

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 367, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 559-572

  Wilson, J Gaines ^a   Kingham, Simon ^a   Sturman, Andrew P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coefficient of divergence; Cohort studies; Exposure assessment; Exposure misclassification; Spatial epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; URBAN PLANNING;

COEFFICIENT OF DIVERGENCE; COHORT STUDIES; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; EXPOSURE MISCLASSIFICATION; SPATIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NEW ZEALAND; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA; VALIDITY; WINTER; CITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PARTICLE SIZE; STATISTICS;

AUSTRALASIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; CHRISTCHURCH; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

AIR POLLUTION; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NEW ZEALAND; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 33746376278     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.08.045     Document Type: Article

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