Residential traffic exposure and children's emergency department presentation for asthma: A spatial study

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Pereira, Gavin ^a,b,c   De Vos, AJBM ^a,b   Cook, Angus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Asthma ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PERTH [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71949115828     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-8-63     Document Type: Article

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