Short-term effects of ambient oxidant exposure on mortality: A combined analysis within the APHEA project

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 177-185

  Touloumi, G ^a   Katsouyanni, K ^a   Zmirou, D ^b   Schwartz, J ^c   Spix, C ^d   Ponce De Leon, A ^e   Tobias, A ^f   Quennel, P ^g   Rabczenko, D ^h   Bacharova, L ⁱ   Bisanti, L ^j   Vonk, J M ^k   Ponka, A ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^e ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^g Reseau National de Sante Publique   (France)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE   (Poland)

ⁱ National Center for Health Promotion of Slovakia   (Slovakia)

^j Serv Epidemiologia Regione L   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^l Helsinki Center for Environment   (Finland)

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Author keywords

Air pollution; Environmental exposure; Environmental illness; Environmental pollutants; Mortality; Nitrogen dioxide; Ozone

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXIDIZING AGENT; OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0030755420     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009249     Document Type: Article

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