Health impact assessment of air pollution: Providing further evidence for public health action

European Respiratory Journal, Supplement

Volumn 21, Issue 40, 2003, Pages

  Martuzzi, M ^a   Krzyzanowski, M ^b   Bertollini, R ^a  

^a Rome Office   (Italy)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Elderly; Health impact assessment; Public health

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; HEALTH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; AGED; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; PARTICLE SIZE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; PARTICLE SIZE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038556912     PISSN: 09041850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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