Exposure to traffic-related air pollution in relation to progression in physical disability among older adults

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 124, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1000-1008

  Weuve, Jennifer ^a   Kaufman, Joel D ^b   Szpiro, Adam A ^b   Curl, Cynthia ^b,c   Puett, Robin C ^d   Beck, Todd ^a   Evans, Denis A ^a   De Leon, Carlos F Mendes ^e  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN OXIDE; AIR POLLUTANT; EXHAUST GAS;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THE SHORT PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE BATTERY; WALKING SPEED; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE COURSE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; DISABLED PERSONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84977070393     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1510089     Document Type: Article

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