Effect of changes in season and temperature on mortality associated with air pollution in Seoul, Korea

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 368-375

  Park, Ae Kyung ^a   Hong, Yun Chul ^a   Kim, Ho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; GLOBAL WARMING; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MORTALITY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEAT; HUMAN; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH KOREA; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; URBAN POPULATION;

SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 79952330547     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.089896     Document Type: Article

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