The effect of fine and coarse particulate air pollution on mortality: A national analysis

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 898-903

  Zanobetti, Antonella ^a   Schwartz, Joel ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Fine particulate matter; Mortality; PM coarse; Respiratory disease; Season; Time series

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67449156429     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0800108     Document Type: Article

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