Do associations between airborne particles and daily mortality in Mexico City differ by measurement method, region, or modeling strategy?

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 429-439

  O'Neill, Marie S ^a,f   Loomis, Dana ^a   Borja Aburto, Victor H ^b,g   Gold, Diane ^c   Hertz Picciotto, Irva ^d   Castillejos, Margarita ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SECRETARÍA DE SALUD   (Mexico)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Mexico City; Monitors; Mortality; PM10

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAVIMETRY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; MODEL; MORTALITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WEATHER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; MEXICO; MORTALITY; PARTICLE SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 11144335240     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500341     Document Type: Article

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