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Climate, Traffic-Related Air Pollutants, and Asthma Prevalence in Middle-School Children in Taiwan.

Authors :
Yueliang Leon Guo
Ying-Chu Lin
Fung-Chang Sung
Song-Lih Huang
Ying-Chin Ko
Jim-Shoung Lai
Huey-Jen Su
Cheng-Kuang Shaw
Ruey-Shiung Lin
Douglas W. Dockery
Source :
Environmental Health Perspectives; Dec1999, Vol. 107 Issue 12, p1001, 6p, 8 Charts, 3 Graphs, 1 Map
Publication Year :
1999

Abstract

Attempts to determine the relationship between prevalence of asthma, and climate and air pollution. Conducting of nationwide survey of respiratory illness and symptoms in middle-school students in Taiwan; Lifetime prevalence physician-diagnosed asthma and typical symptoms of asthma; Air monitoring station data for temperature, relative humidity and particulate matter.

Subjects

Subjects :
ASTHMA

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00916765
Volume :
107
Issue :
12
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Environmental Health Perspectives
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
3836791
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.991071001