Pollution exposure and child health: Evidence for infants and toddlers in Germany

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 180-196

  Coneus, Katja ^a   Spiess, C Katharina ^b,c  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

^b DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child health; Early childhood; Pollution exposure

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH IMPACT; NEIGHBORHOOD; OZONE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SMOKING;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PARENTAL SMOKING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

AIR POLLUTION; BRONCHITIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARENTS; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

GERMANY;

EID: 84858072136     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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