On the association between daily mortality and air mass types in Athens, Greece during winter and summer

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 315-322

  Kassomenos, Pavlos A ^a   Gryparis, Alexandros ^b   Katsouyanni, Klea ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Athens; Black smoke; Mortality; Synoptic air masses; Weather types

Indexed keywords

AIR; ARTICLE; GREECE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; SEASON; SMOKE; WEATHER;

AIR MOVEMENTS; GREECE; HUMANS; MORTALITY; SEASONS; SMOKE; WEATHER;

EID: 33847382395     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-006-0062-7     Document Type: Article

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