Exposure to residential air pollution and physician diagnosis of otitis media during the first two years of life in British Columbia, Canada

Otitis media is the leading reason children visit their doctor or consume antibiotics. It has been postulated that ambient air pollution is a risk factor for otitis, based on the known association with environmental tobacco smoke and a number of recent studies. This research utilized administrative...

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Main Author: MacIntyre, Elaina Anne
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/24221