Association between air pollution and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in Itabira, Minas Gerais State, Brazil;Associação entre poluição atmosférica e doenças respiratórias e cardiovasculares na cidade de Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2007, Pages

  Braga, Alfésio Luís Ferreira ^a,b   Pereira, Luiz Alberto Amador ^a   Procópio, Marly ^c   De André, Paulo Afonso ^a   Saldiva, Paulo Hilário Do Nascimento ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTO AMARO   (Brazil)

^c Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Itabira   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Cardiovascular diseases; Particulate matter; Respiratory tract diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CLIMATE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEASON; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLIMATE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEASONS;

EID: 37349087145     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2007001600017     Document Type: Article

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