Modelling the non-linear multiple-lag effects of ambient temperature on mortality in Santiago and Palermo: A constrained segmented distributed lag approach

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 584-591

  Muggeo, V M ^a   Hajat, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILE; COLD EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMAL EXPOSURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WEATHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHILE; COLD TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORTALITY; SEASONS; WEATHER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949083467     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2007.038653     Document Type: Article

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