Effects of Particulate and Gaseous Air Pollution on Cardiorespiratory Hospitalizations

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 130-139

  Burnett, Richard T ^a   Smith doiron, Marc ^a   Stieb, Dave ^a   Cakmak, Sabit ^a   Brook, Jeffrey R ^b  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CANADA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0032975379     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039899909602248     Document Type: Article

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