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Research reports

• Association between ambient air pollution and birth weight in São Paulo, Brazil (18 December, 2003)

  N Gouveia, S A Bremner, H M D Novaes
• Traffic related air pollution and incidence of childhood asthma: results of the Vesta case-control study (18 December, 2003)

  D Zmirou, S Gauvin, I Pin, I Momas, F Sahraoui, J Just, Y Le Moullec, F Brémont, S Cassadou, P Reungoat, M Albertini, N Lauvergne, M Chiron, A Labbé
• Environmental justice: frequency and severity of US chemical industry accidents and the socioeconomic status of surrounding communities (18 December, 2003)

  M R Elliott, Y Wang, R A Lowe, P R Kleindorfer
• Do socioeconomic characteristics modify the short term association between air pollution and mortality? Evidence from a zonal time series in Hamilton, Canada (18 December, 2003)

  M Jerrett, R T Burnett, J Brook, P Kanaroglou, C Giovis, N Finkelstein, B Hutchison
• Influence of socioeconomic conditions on air pollution adverse health effects in elderly people: an analysis of six regions in São Paulo, Brazil (18 December, 2003)

  M C H Martins, F L Fatigati, T C Véspoli, L C Martins, L A A Pereira, M A Martins, P H N Saldiva, A L F Braga
• educational level and risk profile of cardiac patients in the EUROASPIRE II substudy

  (18 December, 2003)

  O Mayer, J Šimon, J Heidrich, D V Cokkinos, D De Bacquer
• Partnership history and mental health over time (18 December, 2003)

  M Willitts, M Benzeval, S Stansfeld
• Neighbourhood social participation and women’s use of anxiolytic-hypnotic drugs: a multilevel analysis (18 December, 2003)

  K Johnell, J Merlo, J Lynch, G Blennow
• Physical violence, self rated health, and morbidity: is gender significant for victimisation? (18 December, 2003)

  V Sundaram, K Helweg-Larsen, B Laursen, P Bjerregaard