Spatial regression analysis between air pollution and childhood leukaemia in Portugal

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 281, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-179

  Martinho, M ^a   Freitas, M C ^b  

^a UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Children; Epidemiology; Leukaemia; Pollutants; Spatial regression

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CARCINOGEN; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CANCER MORTALITY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFANT; LICHEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PORTUGAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 68749085794     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-009-0124-5     Document Type: Article

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