Bivariate distributed lag models for the analysis of temperature-by- pollutant interaction effect on mortality

Environmetrics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 231-243

  Muggeo, Vito M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bivariate smoothing; Distributed lag; Health effects; Interaction effect

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; MODEL; MORTALITY; POLLUTANT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PALERMO [PALERMO (PRV)]; PALERMO [SICILY]; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34248182892     PISSN: 11804009     EISSN: 1099095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/env.829     Document Type: Conference Paper

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