Proximity to wood industries and respiratory symptoms in children: A sensitivity analysis

Environment International

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-44

  Rava, Marta ^a   Crainicianu, Ciprian ^b   Marcon, Alessandro ^a   Cazzoletti, Lucia ^a   Pironi, Vanda ^c   Silocchi, Caterina ^d   Ricci, Paolo ^c   de Marco, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NHS   (Italy)

^d NHS Mantua   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Sensitivity analysis; Wood industry

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVEYS; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS; WOODWORKING;

CHILDREN; DOSE-RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; FUNCTIONAL FORMS; INDUSTRIAL PARKS; MINIMUM DISTANCE; RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS; RISK ESTIMATES; WOOD INDUSTRY;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TIMBER INDUSTRY;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRY COUGH; DUST EXPOSURE; DYSPNEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOME; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; ITALY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WHEEZING; WOOD INDUSTRY;

AIR POLLUTION; DISEASES; SURVEYS; WOOD PRODUCTS; WOOD WORKING;

EID: 80052752197     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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