Sensitivity of the estimated air pollution-respiratory admissions relationship to statistical model choice

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 437-448

  Erbas, Bircan ^a   Hyndman, Rob J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Hospital admissions; Statistical models

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ASTHMA; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; BREATHING; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; METHODOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CITIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT ADMISSION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 28844461085     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120500289192     Document Type: Article

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