A time-stratified case-crossover study of fine particulate matter air pollution and mortality in Guangzhou, China

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 579-585

  Yang, Chunxue ^a   Peng, Xiaowu ^b   Huang, Wei ^c   Chen, Renjie ^a   Xu, Zhencheng ^b   Chen, Bingheng ^a   Kan, Haidong ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Case crossover; Fine particle matter; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864219743     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-011-0707-7     Document Type: Article

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