Socioeconomic disparities in air pollution-associated mortality

Environmental Research

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 237-244

  Ou, Chun Quan ^a,b   Hedley, Anthony J ^a   Chung, Roger Y ^a   Thach, Thuan Quoc ^a   Chau, Yuen Kwan ^a   Chan, King Pan ^a   Yang, Lin ^a   Ho, Sai Yin ^a   Wong, Chit Ming ^a   Lam, Tai Hing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Chinese; Mortality; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MORTALITY RISK; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BLUE COLLAR WORKER; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WHITE COLLAR WORKER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HOUSING; SOCIAL CLASS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 43049162656     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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