A critical review of PM10-mortality time-series studies

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-21

  Thurston, George D ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Mortality; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; AGE; AIR POLLUTANT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUST; RISK;

AGE FACTORS; AIR POLLUTANTS; COHORT STUDIES; DUST; HUMANS; MORTALITY; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029665223     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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