tailieunhanh - EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION ON CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT

We find that the process measures of the quality of the prenatal and child care processes are positively and significantly associated with child growth. Structural quality and access variables, however, are not associated with child growth. These findings suggest that investments in improving prenatal and child care process quality in existing facilities in Indonesia may be an effective way to address conditions that result in a child’s inability to reach full physical potential. This paper is organized in four sections. We first present our model for analysis and its assumptions. Second, we describe our data in. | EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION ON CHILDREN S HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT EUROPE A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SPECIAL PROGRAMME ON HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH BONN OFFICE 2005 E86575 Keywords AIR POLLUTANTS - adverse effects AIR POLLUTION - prevention and control CHILD WELFARE EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES RISK ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE META-ANALYSIS Address requests about publications of the WHO Regional Office to by e-mail publicationrequests@ for copies of publications permissions@ for permission to reproduce them pubrights@ for permission to translate them by post Publications WHO Regional Office for Europe Scherfigsvej 8 DK-2100 Copenhagen 0 Denmark World Health Organization 2005 All rights reserved. The Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization welcomes requests for permission to reproduce or translate its publications in part or in full. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country territory city or area or of its authorities or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Where the designation country or area appears in the headings of tables it covers countries territories cities or areas. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters. The World Health Organization does not warrant that the information contained in this publication is complete and correct and shall not be liable .