The effects of air pollution on the health of children

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 513-516

  Buka, Irena ^a,b   Koranteng, Samuel ^a   Osornio Vargas, Alvaro R ^c  

^a Misericordia Community Hospital   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CANCEROLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Children; Environmental health; Health outcomes

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LUNG FUNCTION; PEDIATRICIAN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 33750717208     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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