Association between Proximity to Major Roads and Sputum Cell Counts

BACKGROUND: Air pollution caused by motor vehicle emissions has been associated with exacerbations of obstructive airway diseases; however, the nature of the resulting bronchitis has not been quantified.

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Main Authors: Julie Wallace, Liesel D’silva, John Brannan, Frederick E Hargreave, Pavlos Kanaroglou, Parameswaran Nair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/920734
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spelling doaj-art-8ace8deb357d46e1912f236dc77d9ab22025-08-20T02:09:26ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412011-01-01181131810.1155/2011/920734Association between Proximity to Major Roads and Sputum Cell CountsJulie Wallace0Liesel D’silva1John Brannan2Frederick E Hargreave3Pavlos Kanaroglou4Parameswaran Nair5Centre for Spatial Analysis, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaFirestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph’s Healthcare and Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaFirestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph’s Healthcare and Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaFirestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph’s Healthcare and Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaCentre for Spatial Analysis, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaFirestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph’s Healthcare and Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Air pollution caused by motor vehicle emissions has been associated with exacerbations of obstructive airway diseases; however, the nature of the resulting bronchitis has not been quantified.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/920734
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title Association between Proximity to Major Roads and Sputum Cell Counts
title_full Association between Proximity to Major Roads and Sputum Cell Counts
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