Determination of the epidemiological aspects of air pollution in Istanbul by utilizing GIS

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 117-122

  Alkoy, Seval ^a   Dogru, A Ozgur ^b   Basaraner, Melih ^c   Sahin, Umit ^d   Ulugtekin, Necla ^b   Seker, Dursun Zafer ^b  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Society of Doctors for Environment   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Environmental health; Epidemiology; GIS; Thematic maps

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GIS; HEALTH IMPACT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; THEMATIC MAPPING;

EURASIA; ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 62349084824     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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