Air pollution around schools is linked to poorer student health and academic performance

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 852-862

  Mohai, Paul ^a   Kweon, Byoung Suk ^a   Lee, Sangyun ^a   Ard, Kerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; POLLUTANT; QUALITY CONTROL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; STANDARD; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MICHIGAN; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79957618065     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0077     Document Type: Article

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