Association between Proximity to Major Roads and Sputum Cell Counts

Julie Wallace; Liesel D’silva; John Brannan; Frederick E Hargreave; Pavlos Kanaroglou; Parameswaran Nair

doi:10.1155/2011/920734

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2011)

Association between Proximity to Major Roads and Sputum Cell Counts

Julie Wallace,
Liesel D’silva,
John Brannan,
Frederick E Hargreave,
Pavlos Kanaroglou,
Parameswaran Nair

Affiliations

Julie Wallace: Centre for Spatial Analysis, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Liesel D’silva: Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph’s Healthcare and Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
John Brannan: Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph’s Healthcare and Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Frederick E Hargreave: Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph’s Healthcare and Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Pavlos Kanaroglou: Centre for Spatial Analysis, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Parameswaran Nair: Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph’s Healthcare and Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/920734
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 1
pp. 13 – 18

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Air pollution caused by motor vehicle emissions has been associated with exacerbations of obstructive airway diseases; however, the nature of the resulting bronchitis has not been quantified.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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