Air pollution and emergency department visits for ischemic heart disease in Montreal, Canada

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-173

  Szyszkowicz, Mieczysław ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Emergency department visit; Ischemic heart disease; Relative risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 34547543876     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10001-007-0015-3     Document Type: Article

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