Are Frequent Asthma Symptoms Among Low-Income Individuals Related to Heavy Traffic Near Homes, Vulnerabilities, or Both?

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 343-350

  Meng, Ying Ying ^a   Wilhelm, Michelle ^a   Rull, Rudolph P ^a   English, Paul ^b   Nathan, Sheila ^a   Ritz, Beate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Health Services

Author keywords

Asthma Epidemiology; Asthma Etiology; Environmental Exposure; Motor Vehicles; Socioeconomic Factors; Survey; Vehicle Emissions Adverse Effects

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERAPY DELAY; TRAFFIC; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 44349145103     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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