Chronic traffic-induced PM exposure and self-reported respiratory and cardiovascular health in the RHINE Tartu cohort

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2740-2751

  Orru, Hans ^a,b   Jõgi, Rain ^c   Kaasik, Marko ^d   Forsberg, Bertil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Cardiovascular diseases; Particulate matter; Respiratory diseases; Traffic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BREATHING; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXHAUST GAS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP DISORDER; SMOKING HABIT; SYMPTOM; TRAFFIC;

EID: 73449111250     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6112740     Document Type: Article

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