The Effects of Outdoor Air Pollution on the Respiratory Health of Canadian Children: A Systematic Review of Epidemiological Studies

Laura A Rodriguez-Villamizar; Adam Magico; Alvaro Osornio-Vargas; Brian H Rowe

doi:10.1155/2015/263427

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2015)

The Effects of Outdoor Air Pollution on the Respiratory Health of Canadian Children: A Systematic Review of Epidemiological Studies

Laura A Rodriguez-Villamizar,
Adam Magico,
Alvaro Osornio-Vargas,
Brian H Rowe

Affiliations

Laura A Rodriguez-Villamizar: School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Adam Magico: Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Alvaro Osornio-Vargas: Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Brian H Rowe: School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/263427
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 5
pp. 282 – 292

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Outdoor air pollution is a global problem with serious effects on human health, and children are considered to be highly susceptible to the effects of air pollution.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
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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