Ambient air pollution and children's health: A systematic review of Canadian epidemiological studies

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 225-233

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

^a Misericordia Community Hospital   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CANCEROLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d Misericordia Child Health Clinic   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Biomonitoring; Children; Environmental health; Health effects

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD HEALTH; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 34248172938     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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