Air pollution as a determinant of asthma among schoolchildren in Mohammédia, Morocco

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 243-257

  Houssaini, Ahmed S Squalli ^a   Messaouri, Hafida ^a   Nasri, Isaad ^a   Roth, Marie P ^b   Nejjari, Chakib ^c   Benchekroun, Mohammed N ^a  

^a HASSAN II UNIVERSITY OF CASABLANCA   (Morocco)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Children; Respiratory health; Sulfur dioxide (SO2); Total Suspended Particulate (TSP)

Indexed keywords

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOROCCO; PARENT; PASSIVE SMOKING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AFRICA; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 34447121959     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120701372086     Document Type: Article

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