A Bayesian hierarchical distributed lag model for estimating the time course of risk of hospitalization associated with particulate matter air pollution

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C: Applied Statistics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-24

  Peng, Roger D ^a   Dominici, Francesca ^a   Welty, Leah J ^b  

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

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Cardiovascular disease; Distributed lag model; Environmental epidemiology; Respiratory disease; Time series

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149145323     PISSN: 00359254     EISSN: 14679876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9876.2008.00640.x     Document Type: Article

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