Effect of air pollution and racism on ethnic differences in respiratory health among adolescents living in an urban environment

Health and Place

Volumn 23, Issue , 2013, Pages 171-178

  Astell Burt, Thomas ^a   Maynard, Maria J ^a   Lenguerrand, Erik ^a   Whitrow, Melissa J ^a   Molaodi, Oarabile R ^a   Harding, Seeromanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Ethnicity; Lung function; Racism

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ETHNIC MINORITY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; POLLUTION EFFECT; RACISM; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SCHOOL CHILD; STRESS; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING;

AIR POLLUTION; ETHNICITY; LUNG FUNCTION; RACISM;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RACISM; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; URBAN POPULATION; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 84882696324     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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