Air pollution and mortality in a cohort of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A time series analysis

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-74

  Garcia Aymerich, Judith ^a   Tobías, Aurelio ^a   Antó, Josep Maria ^a,b   Sunyer, Jordi ^a  

^a INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; SPAIN;

AIR POLLUTANTS; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SPAIN; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 1642586609     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.54.1.73     Document Type: Article

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