Air pollution and health effects - a study of respiratory illness among children in Santiago, Chile (English)

The authors estimate dose-response functions for respiratory disease among children based on data from public clinics in Santiago. They find that respiratory disease among Santiago s children is significantly affected by air pollution, measured as PM10 (small dust particles). The effect, for children under 15 (and subgroups), is robust to the inclusion of a wide range of covariates and alternative specifications. In some model specifications, ozone...

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Ostro, Bart D.;

Eskeland,Gunnar Saethern;

Feyzioglu, Tarhan;

Sanchez, Jose Miguel;
Document Date
1998/06/30
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS1932
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Chile,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
Air pollution and health effects - a study of respiratory illness among children in Santiago, Chile
Keywords
clinic visit

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Ostro, Bart D.; Eskeland,Gunnar Saethern; Feyzioglu, Tarhan; Sanchez, Jose Miguel.

Air pollution and health effects - a study of respiratory illness among children in Santiago, Chile (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 1932 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/903641468769836418

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