Socioeconomic position and outdoor nitrogen dioxide (NO2) exposure in Western Europe: A multi-city analysis

Environment International

Volumn 101, Issue , 2017, Pages 117-124

  Temam, Sofia ^a,b,c   Burte, Emilie ^a,b   Adam, Martin ^d,e   Antó, Josep M ^f,g,h,i   Basagaña, Xavier ^f,h,i   Bousquet, Jean ^a,b,j   Carsin, Anne Elie ^f,h,i   Galobardes, Bruna ^k   Keidel, Dirk ^d,e   Künzli, Nino ^d,e   Le Moual, Nicole ^a,b   Sanchez, Margaux ^a,b   Sunyer, Jordi ^f,h,i   Bono, Roberto ^l   Brunekreef, Bert ^m,n   Heinrich, Joachim ^o,p   de Hoogh, Kees ^d,e,q   Jarvis, Debbie ^q,r   Marcon, Alessandro ^s   Modig, Lars ^t   Nadif, Rachel ^a,b   Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark ^f,h,i   Pin, Isabelle ^u,v,w   Siroux, Valérie ^u,v,w   Stempfelet, Morgane ^x   Tsai, Ming Yi ^d,e   Probst Hensch, Nicole ^d,e   Jacquemin, Bénédicte ^a,b,f,h,i   more..

^a UMR S 1168   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^f CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

ⁱ CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^j MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^k UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^m UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^o INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^p LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^q NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^r IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^s UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^t UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^u INSERM   (France)

^v INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED BIOSCIENCES   (France)

^w GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^x InVS   (France)

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Author keywords

Air pollution; Environmental inequality; Europe; Socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; EMPLOYMENT; LAND USE; POPULATION STATISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTION HEALTH EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL INEQUALITY; EUROPE; LAND-USE REGRESSION MODELS; OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC POSITION; STRONG HETEROGENEITIES;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN POLLUTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC POSITION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; WESTERN EUROPE; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; BRONCHIOLITIS; CITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EUROPE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

WESTERN EUROPE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BRONCHIOLITIS; CITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OCCUPATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 85011016268     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.12.026     Document Type: Article

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