Industrial air pollution and children's respiratory health: A natural experiment in Cǎlǎrasi

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 135-143

  Câra, Alexandra Carmen ^b   Buntinx, Frank ^a   Van den Akker, Marjan ^a   Dinant, Geert Jan ^a   Manolovici, Carmen ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Air pollution; Children; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COKING INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ROMANIA; WHEEZING;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; COHORT STUDIES; COKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; INFANT; IRON; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROMANIA; STEEL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35548964675     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13814780701541308     Document Type: Article

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