Respiratory health effects of air pollution gases: Modification by education and income

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-10

  Cakmak, Sabit ^a   Dales, Robert E ^b   Judek, Stan ^a  

^a Environmental Health Sciences Bureau   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environment; Hospitalization; Respiratory disease; Social status

Indexed keywords

OZONE; CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CANADA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SOCIAL CLASS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; AIR POLLUTION; CALCULATION; CITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CANADA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OZONE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 34247638492     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: 21544700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.61.1.5-10     Document Type: Article

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