High prevalence of childhood asthma in Northern Israel is linked to air pollution by particulate matter: Evidence from GIS analysis and Bayesian model averaging

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 249-269

  Portnov, Boris A ^a   Reiser, Benjamin ^a   Karkabi, Khaled ^c,d   Cohen Kastel, Orit ^c,d   Dubnov, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^c CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^d TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Childhood asthma; Residential communities

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AMBIENT AIR; ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CHILD HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE PREVALENCE; GIS; HEALTH RISK; METROPOLITAN AREA; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENT POPULATION; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ASTHMA; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

ISRAEL;

EID: 84862177166     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2011.634387     Document Type: Article

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