Impact of particular matter exposure and surrounding “Greenness” on chronic absenteeism in Massachusetts public schools

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Macnaughton, Piers ^a   Eitland, Erika ^a   Kloog, Itai ^b   Schwartz, Joel ^a   Allen, Joseph ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Air pollution; Greenness; NDVI; PM2.5; Public schools

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENSPACE; HEALTH IMPACT; NDVI; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIMARY EDUCATION; SECONDARY EDUCATION;

ABSENTEEISM; AIR POLLUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPOSURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSACHUSETTS; PARTICULATE MATTER; RACE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT; VEGETATION; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PLANT; SCHOOL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ABSENTEEISM; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANTS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 85013414434     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14020207     Document Type: Article

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