Short-term effects of daily air pollution on mortality

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 65, Issue , 2013, Pages 69-79

  Wan Mahiyuddin, Wan Rozita ^a   Sahani, Mazrura ^b   Aripin, Rasimah ^c   Latif, Mohd Talib ^b   Thach, Thuan Quoc ^d   Wong, Chit Ming ^d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

CO; Health; Klang Valley; Malaysia; Mortality; O3; PM10; Relative risk

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; DAILY VARIATIONS; KLANG VALLEY; MALAYSIA; MALAYSIANS; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; MORTALITY; MORTALITY COUNT; POISSON REGRESSION; RELATIVE RISKS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHORT-TERM EFFECTS; TEMPERATE CLIMATE; TEMPERATE REGIONS; TIME TRENDS;

CLIMATOLOGY; COBALT; HEALTH; LANDFORMS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; OXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POISSON RATIO; POLLUTANT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; METEOROLOGY; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TROPICS;

KLANG VALLEY; MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 84868691686     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.10.019     Document Type: Article

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