The modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP) in the relationship between exposure to NO 2 and respiratory health

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Parenteau, Marie Pierre ^a   Sawada, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; NEIGHBORHOOD; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; OTTAWA;

NITRIC OXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NITRIC OXIDE; ONTARIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 80055011882     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-10-58     Document Type: Article

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