An Initial Investigation Into The Potential Link Between Air Pollution And Asthma Using Geographical Information System Based Technique
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Free (open access)
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Volume
10
Pages
8
Published
1995
Size
1,015 kb
Paper DOI
10.2495/AIR950502
Copyright
WIT Press
Author(s)
A.F.R. Watson, S. Barker & K.D. Ardent
Abstract
One of the central research concerns about air pollution and respiratory disease is whether air pollution is contributing to the induction of asthma thereby increasing its incidence. This study, used a Geographical Information System (GIS) to compare the distribution of nitrogen dioxide, a known traffic sourced bronchoconstricting agent, with the postcode distribution of emergency asthma admissions into local hospitals. The potential of GIS as a modelling tool for combining air quality monitoring and epidemiological studies on a rapid basis is demonstrated. Further development of th
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