Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution and the prevalence of asthma: Meta-analysis of multi-community prevalence studies

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-68

  Anderson, H Ross ^a   Favarato, Graziella ^a   Atkinson, Richard W ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma prevalence; Epidemiology; Meta analysis; Review

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESTIMATION METHOD; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

EID: 85027958836     PISSN: 18739318     EISSN: 18739326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-011-0145-4     Document Type: Article

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