Associations between air pollution and mortality in Phoenix, 1995-1997

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 347-353

  Mar, Therese F ^a   Norris, Gary A ^b   Koenig, Jane Q ^a   Larson, Timothy V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Composition; Factor analysis; Particulate matter; PM10; PM2.5; Sources

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMBUSTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GAS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034018389     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.00108347     Document Type: Article

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