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A Three-Year Cohort Study of the Role of Environmental Factors in the Respiratory Health of Children in Hamilton, Ontario

Abstract

The relative importance of the effect of outdoor environmental factors (suspended particulates, sulphur dioxide) and indoor environmental factors (parental smoking, gas cooking), on the respiratory health of children is still unclear. To answer these questions, a 3-yr cohort analytic study has been conducted in Hamilton, Ontario between 1978 and 1981. The prevalence of respiratory symptoms and indoor environmental factors was determined by an …

Authors

Kerigan AT; Goldsmith CH; Pengelly LD

Journal

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 133, No. 6, pp. 987–993

Publication Date

June 1986

DOI

10.1164/arrd.1986.133.6.987

ISSN

1073-449X