Air pollution and childhood respiratory allergies in the United States

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 140-147

  Parker, Jennifer D ^a   Akinbami, Lara J ^a   Woodruff, Tracey J ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Children; Hay fever; Ozone; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 60749087343     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.11497     Document Type: Article

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