Health risks caused by short term exposure to ultrafine particles generated by residential wood combustion: A case study of Temuco, Chile

Environment International

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 174-181

  Díaz Robles, Luis A ^a   Fu, Joshua S ^b   Vergara Fernández, Alberto ^c   Etcharren, Pablo ^d   Schiappacasse, Luis N ^a   Reed, Gregory D ^b   Silva, María P ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE TEMUCO   (Chile)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Chile)

^d Ministerio del Medio Ambiente   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR   (Chile)

Author keywords

APHEA2; Chile; Relative risk; Residential wood combustion; Temuco; Ultrafine particles

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; HEALTH RISKS; HOUSING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

APHEA2; CHILE; RELATIVE RISKS; RESIDENTIAL WOOD COMBUSTIONS; TEMUCO; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

WOOD;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POISSON RATIO; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SMOKE; WOOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CHILE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMBUSTION; CONSULTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL WOOD COMBUSTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREND STUDY; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

CHILE; COMBUSTION; HOUSINGS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOOD;

ARAUCANIA; CHILE; TEMUCO;

APHEA2; CHILE; RELATIVE RISK; RESIDENTIAL WOOD COMBUSTION; TEMUCO; ULTRAFINE PARTICLES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHILE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK; SMOKE; TIME; WOOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896755800     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.01.017     Document Type: Article

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