Race, gender, and social status as modifiers of the effects of PM10 on mortality

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 469-474

  Zanobetti, Antonella ^a   Schwartz, Joel ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; GENDER; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RACE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034065034     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200005000-00002     Document Type: Article

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