A retrospective assessment of mortality from the london smog episode of 1952: The role of influenza and pollution

Urban Ecology: An International Perspective on the Interaction Between Humans and Nature

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 263-268

  Bell, Micheile L ^a   Davis, Devra L ^b   Fletcher, Tony ^c  

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

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

air pollution; influenza; London; mortality

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961064947     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-73412-5_15     Document Type: Chapter

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