The effects of outdoor air pollutants on the costs of pediatric asthma hospitalizations in the United States, 1999 to 2007

Medical Care

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 810-817

  Roy, Angkana ^a   Sheffield, Perry ^a   Wong, Kendrew ^a   Trasande, Leonardo ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

air pollution; asthma; healthcare costs

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 80052149676     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31820fbd9b     Document Type: Article

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