Association of sulfur dioxide exposure with circulatory system deaths in a medium-sized city in Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1080-1085

  Amancio, C T ^a   Nascimento, L F C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAUBATÉ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Air pollution; Cardiovascular diseases; Mortality; Stroke; Sulfur dioxide

Indexed keywords

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867492096     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2012007500131     Document Type: Article

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