Air pollution and mortality in Philadelphia, 1974-1988

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 146, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 750-762

  Kelsall, J E ^a   Samet, Jonathan M ^a   Zeger, S L ^a   Xu, J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Mortality; Ozone; Weather

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; EXHAUST GAS; MORTALITY; OZONE LAYER; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030832775     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009351     Document Type: Article

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