Disparities in childhood asthma hospitalizations: A spatial analysis of contextual effects

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 317-325

  Li, Jianling ^a   Newcomb, Patty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; Health disparities; Traffic exposure

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CHILDHOOD ASTHMA; CONTEXTUAL EFFECTS; HEALTH DISPARITIES; SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TRAFFIC DENSITIES; TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS;

DISEASES;

ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; TRANSPORTATION;

NORTH AMERICA; TARRANT COUNTY; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349097173     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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