The effect of the urban ambient air pollution mix on daily mortality rates in 11 Canadian cities

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 152-156

  Burnett, Richard T ^a   Cakmak, Subit ^a   Brook, Jeffrey R ^b  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; FOSSIL FUEL; GASOLINE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMBUSTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031846928     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404464     Document Type: Article

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