Adverse health effects of particulate air pollution: Modification by air conditioning

Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 682-686

  Bell, Michelle L ^a   Ebisu, Keita ^a   Peng, Roger D ^b   Dominici, Francesca ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER; WINTER;

AGED; AIR CONDITIONING; BAYES THEOREM; EUROPE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69549096577     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181aba749     Document Type: Article

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