Geographies of risk in studies linking chronic air pollution exposure to health outcomes

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 68, Issue 13-14, 2005, Pages 1207-1242

  Jerrett, Michael ^a,c   Finkelstein, Murray ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; COHORT STUDIES; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK;

EID: 23644445822     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390590936085     Document Type: Article

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