Using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and temperature data to generate time-Activity classifications for estimating personal exposure in air monitoring studies: An automated method

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Nethery, Elizabeth ^a   Mallach, Gary ^a   Rainham, Daniel ^b   Goldberg, Mark S ^c,d   Wheeler, Amanda J ^a,e  

^a Environmental Health Center   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^e EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Global Positioning Systems (GPS); Particulate air pollution; Personal exposure; Time activity diary

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GPS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SURVEY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPATIAL DATA; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ACCURACY; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTOMATION; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANT; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMIDITY; METHODOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

CANADA; MONTREAL; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHILD; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUEBEC; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84988729464     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-13-33     Document Type: Article

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