Effects of ambient air pollution on the prevalence of pneumonia in children: Implication for National Ambient Air Quality Standards in China

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 259-269

  Lu, Chan ^a   Deng, Qihong ^a   Yu, Chuck W F ^a,b   Sundell, Jan ^a,c   Ou, Cuiyun ^c  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b International Society of the Built Environment ISBE   (United Kingdom)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Children; Episode day; NO2; PM10; Pneumonia; SO2; Traffic related pollution

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84899554224     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X13504423     Document Type: Article

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