Residential greenness and allergic respiratory diseases in children and adolescents – A systematic review and meta-analysis

Environmental Research

Volumn 159, Issue , 2017, Pages 212-221

  Lambert, K A ^a   Bowatte, G ^b   Tham, R ^b   Lodge, C ^b   Prendergast, L ^a   Heinrich, J ^c   Abramson, M J ^d   Dharmage, S C ^b   Erbas, B ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergic Rhinitis; Asthma; Greenness; LiDAR; NDVI; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; ETIOLOGY; GREENSPACE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; LIDAR; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; NDVI; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ENVIRONMENT; HOUSING; INCIDENCE; INFANT; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC;

EID: 85026899288     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.08.002     Document Type: Review

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