Presence of other allergic disease modifies the effect of early childhood traffic-related air pollution exposure on asthma prevalence

Environment International

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 83-92

  Dell, Sharon D ^a,b   Jerrett, Michael ^c   Beckerman, Bernard ^c   Brook, Jeffrey R ^b,d   Foty, Richard G ^a   Gilbert, Nicolas L ^e   Marshall, Laura ^a   Miller, J David ^f   To, Teresa ^a,b   Walter, Stephen D ^g   Stieb, David M ^h  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^f CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma; Atopy; Epidemiology; Traffic

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; NITROGEN OXIDES; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

ASTHMA; ATOPY; EFFECT MODIFICATIONS; GENERALIZED ESTIMATING EQUATIONS; INTER QUARTILE RANGES; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; SURROGATE MEASURES; TRAFFIC-RELATED AIR POLLUTION;

DISEASES;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHILD HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BIRTH; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; TRAFFIC; WHEEZING;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; ATOPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; TRAFFIC;

AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84892889380     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.01.002     Document Type: Article

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