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Amarillo, Ana Carolina
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Carreras, Hebe Alejandra
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2017-06-01T20:40:23Z
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2012-11
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Amarillo, Ana Carolina; Carreras, Hebe Alejandra; The effect of airborne particles and weather conditions on pediatric respiratory infections in Cordoba, Argentine; Elsevier; Environmental Pollution; 170; 11-2012; 217-221
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0269-7491
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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/17320
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We studied the effect of estimated PM10 on respiratory infections in children from Cordoba, Argentine as well as the influence of weather factors, socio-economic conditions and education. We analyzed upper and lower respiratory infections and applied a time-series analysis with a quasi-Poisson distribution link function. To control for seasonally varying factors we fitted cubic smoothing splines of date. We also examined community-specific parameters and differences in susceptibility by sex. We found a significant association between particles and respiratory infections. This relationship was affected by mean temperature, atmospheric pressure and wind speed. These effects were stronger in fall, winter and spring for upper respiratory infections while for lower respiratory infections the association was significant only during spring. Low socio-economic conditions and low education levels increased the risk of respiratory infections. These findings add useful information to understand the influence of airborne particles on children health in developing countries.
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application/pdf
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eng
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Elsevier
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/
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AIRBORNE PARTICLES
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EDUCATION
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LATIN AMERICA
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RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
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TEMPERATURE
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Ciencias Medioambientales
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Ciencias de la Tierra y relacionadas con el Medio Ambiente
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CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS
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The effect of airborne particles and weather conditions on pediatric respiratory infections in Cordoba, Argentine
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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2017-05-31T15:36:44Z
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170
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217-221
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Países Bajos
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Amsterdam
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Fil: Amarillo, Ana Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicas y Naturales. Departamento de Quimica; Argentina
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Fil: Carreras, Hebe Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicas y Naturales. Departamento de Quimica; Argentina
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Environmental Pollution
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749112003338
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2012.07.005
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