Invited commentary: Particulate matter-mortality exposure-response relations and threshold

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 407-412

  Pope III, C Arden ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORTALITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0034282884     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.5.407     Document Type: Review

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