Exposure assessment in cohort studies of childhood asthma

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 591-597

  Arrandale, Victoria H ^a   Brauer, Michael ^b   Brook, Jeffrey R ^a,c   Brunekreef, Bert ^d   Gold, Diane R ^e   London, Stephanie J ^f   Miller, J David ^g   Özkaynak, Halûk ^h   Ries, Nola M ^i,j   Sears, Malcolm R ^k   Silverman, Frances S ^a   Takaro, Tim K ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^g CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^k MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^l SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Childhood asthma; Cohort studies; Exposure assessment

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; EFFECT SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INGESTION; INHALATION; LAND USE; LIFESTYLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SMOKING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79955826384     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1002267     Document Type: Review

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