Revisiting a population-dynamic model of air pollution and daily mortality of the elderly in Philadelphia

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 611-628

  Murray, Christian J ^a   Lipfert, Frederick W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; DYNAMIC MODELS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIATIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; HEALTHY PERSONS; KALMAN-FILTERING; LIFE EXPECTANCIES; SEASONAL TRENDS;

AIR POLLUTION;

AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; AIR POLLUTANT; ALGORITHM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; MALE; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; POPULATION; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

OZONE;

AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION; ALGORITHMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORTALITY; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OZONE; PHILADELPHIA; POPULATION; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77953253435     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.60.5.611     Document Type: Article

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