Spatial analysis of air pollution and childhood asthma in Hamilton, Canada: Comparing exposure methods in sensitive subgroups

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Sahsuvaroglu, Talar ^a   Jerrett, Michael ^b   Sears, Malcolm R ^c   McConnell, Rob ^d   Finkelstein, Norm ^a   Arain, Altaf ^a   Newbold, Bruce ^a   Burnett, Rick ^e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EXPOSURE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 64649093981     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-8-14     Document Type: Article

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