Partitioning evidence of association between air pollution and mortality

Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 427-428

  Janes, Holly ^a   Dominici, Francesca ^a   Zeger, Scott ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; HEALTH; MORTALITY; NOTE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34250744316     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e318068647b     Document Type: Note

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