Truck traffic related air pollution associated with asthma symptoms in young boys: A cross-sectional study

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 275-281

  Gonzalez Barcala, F J ^a   Pertega, S ^b   Garnelo, L ^c   Castro, T P ^d   Sampedro, M ^c   Lastres, J S ^c   San Jose Gonzalez, M A ^c   Bamonde, L ^c   Valdes, L ^a   Carreira, J M ^e   Silvarrey, A L ^f  

^a Hospital de Pontevedra   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^c Servicio Galego de Saude   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^f Maria Jose Jove Foundation   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; ISAAC; Traffic pollutants

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EFFECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC EMISSION; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

GALICIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 84875265445     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.12.028     Document Type: Article

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