Residential traffic exposure and children's emergency department presentation for asthma: a spatial study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is increasing evidence that residential proximity to roadways is associated with an elevated risk of asthma exacerbation. However, there is no consensus on the distance at which these health effects diminishes to background lev...

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Main Authors: Pereira Gavin, De Vos AJBM, Cook Angus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-11-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Online Access:http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/8/1/63