Proximity to busy highways and local resident perceptions of air quality

Health and Place

Volumn 31, Issue , 2015, Pages 154-162

  Pattinson, Woodrow ^a   Longley, Ian ^b   Kingham, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Air quality; Near highway; Resident perceptions; Traffic emissions

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; MOTORWAY; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HIGHWAY; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; NOISE MEASUREMENT; PERCEPTION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBURBAN AREA; SUBURBAN POPULATION; TRAFFIC NOISE; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO;

EXHAUST GAS;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84920930563     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.12.005     Document Type: Article

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