The effect of weather on respiratory and cardiovascular deaths in 12 U.S. cities

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 859-863

  Braga, Alfésio L F ^a   Zanobetti, Antonella ^a   Schwartz, Joel ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular deaths; Nonparametric smoothing; Respiratory deaths; Temperature; Time series; Weather

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CITY; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; UNITED STATES; WEATHER; WINTER;

EID: 0036738768     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.02110859     Document Type: Article

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