Respiratory hospitalizations of children living near a hazardous industrial site adjusted for prevalent dust: A case–control study

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 273-279

  Nirel, Ronit ^a   Maimon, Nimrod ^b   Fireman, Elizabeth ^c,d   Agami, Sarit ^a   Eyal, Arnona ^e   Peretz, Alon ^f  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^f RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Child; Hospitalization; Particulate matter; Respiratory disease; Toxic waste

Indexed keywords

DUST; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DUST; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; ISRAEL; MALE; NEWBORN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEMPERATURE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DUST; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEMPERATURE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84942416491     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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