Lung cancer, cardiopulmonary mortality, and long-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution

Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 287, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1132-1141

  Pope III, C Arden ^a   Burnett, Richard T ^b,c   Thun, Michael J ^d   Calle, Eugenia E ^d   Krewski, Daniel ^c   Ito, Kazuhiko ^e   Thurston, George D ^e  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Ottawa ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (United States)

^d AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFUR OXIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037029043     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.287.9.1132     Document Type: Article

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