Open AccessGlobal Goods Movement and the Local Burden of Childhood Asthma in Southern California
Author(s) -
Laura Pérez,
Nino Künzli,
Edward L. Avol,
Andrea Hricko,
Fred Lurmann,
Elisa Nicholas,
Frank D. Gilliland,
John Peters,
Rob McConnell
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2008.154955
Subject(s) - environmental health , asthma , air pollution , public health , bronchitis , health impact assessment , truck , geography , environmental protection , medicine , engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , aerospace engineering , nursing
As part of a community-based participatory research effort, we estimated the preventable burden of childhood asthma associated with air pollution in the southern California communities of Long Beach and Riverside.