Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) linkage with residence near heavy roads-A case study from Haifa Bay, Israel

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 636-641

  Paz, Shlomit ^a   Linn, Shai ^a,b   Portnov, Boris A ^a   Lazimi, Amir ^a   Futerman, Boris ^a,b   Barchana, Micha ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Non Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL); Road proximity; Traffic pollution

Indexed keywords

CANCER; HEALTH RISK; METROPOLITAN AREA; MORBIDITY; POLLUTION; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; HAIFA BAY; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 58049112190     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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