Risk of childhood asthma prevalence attributable to residential proximity to major roads in Montreal, Canada

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 113-118

  Price, Karine ^a   Plante, Celine ^a   Goudreau, Sophie ^a   Boldo, Elena Isabel Pascua ^b,c   Perron, Stéphane ^a,d   Smargiassi, Audrey ^e  

^a Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^b CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Asthma; Attributable risks; Children; Traffic

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUEBEC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84860790355     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404213     Document Type: Article

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