Critical considerations in evaluating scientific evidence of health effects of ambient ozone: A conference report

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 1-36

  McClellan, Roger O ^a   Frampton, Mark W ^b   Koutrakis, Petros ^c   McDonnell, William F ^d   Moolgavkar, Suresh ^e   North, D Warner ^f   Smith, Anne E ^g   Smith, Richard L ^h   Utell, Mark J ^b  

^a Toxicology and Human Health Risk Analysis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d William F McDonnell Consulting   (United States)

^e EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^f NorthWorks Inc   (United States)

^g CRA International   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Air quality; Clean air act; National ambient air quality standards; Ozone; Respiratory effects; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AMBIENT AIR; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OZONE LAYER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; OZONE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 70350689715     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370903176735     Document Type: Review

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