Statistical issues in studies of the long-term effects of air pollution: The southern California children's health study

Statistical Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 414-449

  Berhane, Kiros ^a   Gauderman, W James ^a   Stram, Daniel O ^a   Thomas, Duncan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Chronic effects; Ecologic regression; Measurement error; Mixed effects; Time series

Indexed keywords

EID: 16244389375     PISSN: 08834237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/088342304000000413     Document Type: Article

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