Individual-level modifiers of the effects of particulate matter on daily mortality

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 163, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 849-859

  Zeka, Ariana ^a   Zanobetti, Antonella ^a   Schwartz, Joel ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Effect modifiers (epidemiology); Mortality

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLICY MAKING; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DUST; EFFECT MODIFIERS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646244054     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwj116     Document Type: Article

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