High density truck traffic near schools but not homes is associated with childhood wheeze

N. Tagiyeva, D. Green, G. McNeill, P. Helms, J. Ayres (Aberdeen, Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Epidemiology of childhood asthma: prevalence, risk factors and quality of life
Session: Epidemiology of childhood asthma: prevalence, risk factors and quality of life
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4070
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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