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Title Urban asthma and the neighbourhood environment in New York City.
Author Corburn J, Osleeb J & Porter M.
Date 2006
Description This paper classified New York City neighborhoods by childhood asthma hospitalization between 1997 and 2000. The authors examined multiple neighborhood-level factors that contributed to higher asthma rates, including housing conditions and outdoor pollution.
Keywords air pollution, asthma, children, housing, urban health
URL http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16338632
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