Mortality and pollution in several greek cities

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 741-746

  Theophanides, Mike ^a   Anastassopoulou, Jane ^a   Vasilakos, Christos ^b   Maggos, Thomas ^b   Theophanides, Theophile ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Environmental Research Laboratory INT RP   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Air quality; Cancer; Cardiovascular and pulmonary deaths; Hydrogen sulfide odors; Mortality; VOCs

Indexed keywords

FUEL OILS; GAS EMISSIONS; ONCOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PULMONARY DISEASES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY DEATHS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE ODORS; MORTALITY;

AIR POLLUTION;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; FUEL OIL; PETROLEUM; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREECE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LIFESPAN; LUNG DISEASE; MEASUREMENT; MORTALITY; ODOR CONTROL; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CAUSE OF DEATH; GREECE; HUMANS; URBAN POPULATION; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 34247580831     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701304401     Document Type: Article

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