Urban green and grey space in relation to respiratory health in children

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2017, Pages

  Tischer, Christina ^a,b,c   Gascon, Mireia ^a,b,c   Fernández Somoano, Ana ^c,d   Tardón, Adonina ^c,d   Materola, Aitana Lertxundi ^e,f   Ibarluzea, Jesus ^c,f,g   Ferrero, Amparo ^c,h   Estarlich, Marisa ^c,h   Cirach, Marta ^a,b,c   Vrijheid, Martine ^a,b,c   Fuertes, Elaine ^a,b,c   Dalmau Bueno, Albert ^a,b,c   Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J ^a,b,c   Antó, Josep M ^a,b,c,i   Sunyer, Jordi ^a,b,c,i   Dadvand, Payam ^a,b,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^f BIODONOSTIA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^g Lab de Salud Pub de Gipuzkoa   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

AGE; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIRTH; BODY MASS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EURO SIBERIAN REGION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GREY SPACE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LAND USE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; NORMALISED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; PARENT COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RESPIRATORY HEALTH; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK REDUCTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; SPRING; SUMMER; URBAN GREEN; VEGETATION; WHEEZING; WINTER; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; FOREST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN HEALTH; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORESTS; HUMANS; MALE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; URBAN HEALTH; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 85027184688     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02112-2015     Document Type: Article

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