The Impact of the Clean Air Act

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 781-786

  Ross, Kristie ^a   Chmiel, James F ^a   Ferkol, Thomas ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental Protection Agency; EPA; Particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 m; Particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 10 m; PM10; PM2.5; SIDS; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

AIR; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLEAN AIR ACT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EPIGENETICS; HUMAN; LAW; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASTHMA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 84867855578     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.06.064     Document Type: Note

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