Correlations of asthma mortality with traffic-related factors: Use of catalytic converters and radial tires

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1321-1327

  Dorsey Jr , Thomas F ^a,b   Lafleur, Arthur L ^a   Kumata, Hidetoshi ^c   Takada, Hideshige ^d   Herrero Jimenez, Pablo ^a   Thilly, William G ^a,e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CAMBRIDGE ISOTOPE LABORATORIES INC   (United States)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CAR; CATALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; GERMANY; HYPOTHESIS; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MOTOR VEHICLE TIRE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GERMANY; HUMANS; JAPAN; LINEAR MODELS; MOTOR VEHICLES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845689521     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000236402.08284.15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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