Associations between measures of socioeconomic position and chronic nitrogen dioxide exposure in Worcester, Massachusetts

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 71, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 1593-1602

  Yanosky, Jeff D ^a   Schwartz, Joel ^a   Suh, Helen H ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ACCURACY; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; COLD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROWDING; EDUCATION; ERROR; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOUSEHOLD; INCOME; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POLLUTION; POVERTY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEASON; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INCOME; LINEAR MODELS; MASSACHUSETTS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SOCIAL CLASS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 53849138410     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390802414307     Document Type: Article

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