Parameter and model uncertainty in a life-table model for fine particles (PM2.5): A statistical modeling study

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Tainio, Marko ^a   Tuomisto, Jouni T ^a   Hänninen, Otto ^a   Ruuskanen, Juhani ^b   Jantunen, Matti J ^a   Pekkanen, Juha ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; LIFE TABLE METHOD; MORTALITY; PARAMETER; PARTICULATE MATTER; STATISTICAL MODEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FINLAND; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLE; LUNG TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNCERTAINTY;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FINLAND; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNCERTAINTY; URBAN HEALTH; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 34948876855     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-6-24     Document Type: Article

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