Proximity of licensed child care facilities to near-roadway vehicle pollution

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1611-1617

  Houston, Douglas ^a   Ong, Paul ^a   Wu, Jun ^b   Winer, Arthur ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIGHWAY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MOTORIZED TRANSPORT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LICENSURE; MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 33748051420     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.077727     Document Type: Article

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