The lag-effect pattern in the relationship of particulate air pollution to daily mortality in Seoul, Korea

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-30

  Kim, Ho ^a   Kim, Yoonsang ^a   Hong, Yun Chul ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Distributed lag model; Lag effect window; PM10; Poisson regression; Time series

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MORTALITY; PARTICLE SIZE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0742323013     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-003-0176-0     Document Type: Article

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