Burden of mortality due to ambient fine particulate air pollution(PM2.5) in interior and Northern BC

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 390-393

  Elliott, Catherine T ^a   Copes, Ray ^b,c,d  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; British Columbia; Canada; Mortality; Particulate matter; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053461691     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404182     Document Type: Article

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