Urban air pollution and respiratory emergency visits at pediatric unit, Reggio Emilia, Italy

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 70, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 261-265

  Bedeschi, Emanuela ^a   Campari, Cinzia ^a   Candela, Silvia ^a   Collini, Giorgia ^a   Caranci, Nicola ^b   Frasca, Gabriella ^b   Galassi, Claudia ^b   Francesca, Gabriella ^c   Vigotti, Maria Angela ^c  

^a Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica ASL di Reggio Emilia   (Italy)

^b Regional Health Care Agency   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; TEMPERATURE; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; CITIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; URBAN HEALTH; WEATHER;

EMILIA; POACEAE;

EID: 33847104186     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390600884784     Document Type: Article

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