Traffic air pollution and risk of death from breast cancer in Taiwan: Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) as a proxy marker

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 275-282

  Hung, Li Ju ^a,b   Tsai, Shang Shyue ^c   Chen, Pei Shih ^d   Yang, Ya Hui ^e   Liou, Saou Hsing ^f   Wu, Trong Neng ^f   Yang, Chun Yuh ^d,f  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^f CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Fine particulate matter; Traffic air pollution

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR QUALITY DATA; BREAST CANCER; ECOLOGICAL DESIGN; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; MORTALITY RATE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION MODEL; PROXY MEASURE; STUDY AREAS; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS;

AIR QUALITY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DISEASES;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CANCER; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84863296058     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2011.09.0155     Document Type: Article

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