Air pollution and hospital admissions for respiratory disease

Epidemiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 20-28

  Sckwartz, Joel ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

air pollution; hospital admissions; PM10; respiratory disease

Indexed keywords

SULFUR OXIDE;

AGED; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030038540     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199601000-00005     Document Type: Article

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